The legacy of Horace Silver: a pedagogical application

The contributions of Horace Silver (1928 - 2014) as pianist, composer, producer, and author, span over half a century of American modern jazz, and his pioneering of a musical style known as "hard bop" has had a significant impact on countless leading musicians in the field. His compositions alone have been performed and recorded to the point of becoming an indispensable part of every jazz musician's repertoire, making him an iconic figure in jazz history. The aim of this thesis is to explore Horace Silver's multi-dimensional career in order to demonstrate the necessity for designing a pedagogical model based on his musical work, to be considered for any music curriculum, jazz or otherwise.