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\nJazz and World War II: A Rally to Resistance, A Catalyst for Victory\n

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\nStudents examine the impact of WWII on the development of jazz music and consider how jazz music helped to boost morale of both soldiers and those left at home. They identify the function of jazz as a cultural export and discuss its...\n
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\nWhat Did I Do to Be so Black and Blue: How Did Jazz Influence Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man\n

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\nHow did jazz influence Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man? Class members read some of Ellison's non-fiction writings about blues and jazz, listen to records, watch videos, and engage in student-centered discussions. They then produce podcasts...\n
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\nNuts and Bolts of Jazz\n

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\nA collection of videos directs viewers through a series of seven videos detailing all things jazz. Video topics include how to play, its forms, rhythm, syncopation, swing, improvisation, and explores the rhythm, horn, and wind sections....\n
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\nRhythm and Improv, Jazz and Poetry\n

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\nConnect the ideas of jazz improvisation and art to writing poetry. Learners collaborate and write different lines of poetry, imitating the jazz styles of improvisation and freewriting. Take a close look at the poems \"Tenebrae\" by Yusef...\n
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\nJazz\n

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\nOver the history of the world, music has been at the heart of some of the greatest social and political movements. Scholars discover their musical roots as they dive into the sounds and emotions of renowned jazz players. They see how...\n
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\nJazz Musicians\n

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\nTen informative videos make up a series hosted by Wynton Marsalis designed to share the musical triumphs of jazz musicians Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and more! \n
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\n\"Jazz is About Collaboration\": Jim Crow Laws And Segregation\n

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\nStudents explore development of jazz music in the 1930s by forming imaginary jazz bands which tour several cities in Depression-era America. Jazz band members create imaginary identities for themselves, develop publicity for their tour,...\n
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\nThe Birth of an Icon: Learning and Performing the Origins of the Drum Set and Early Jazz Drumming in New Orleans, Louisiana\n

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\nBass drum, snare drum, tom-toms, cymbals. Perched behind their drum sets, wielding their drum sticks and wire brushes, drummers lay the grove and are the heartbeat of a band's performance. A dynamic lesson introduces young musicians to...\n
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\nCountry's Music\n

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\nJazz, Blue Grass, Hip Hop, Swing. Gospel, R&B, Ragtime, Disco. So many music genres born in the USA. After reading an article about the fate of New Orlean's Jazz after Hurricane Katrina, class members investigate the life cycles of...\n
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\n20th Century Music: Jazz\n

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\nA 67-page packet provides instructors with a complete course in the history of Jazz. Lessons look at the roots of jazz in early 20th century African American communities in the southern United States and continues to the New Orleans...\n
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\nAfrican Americans Seen Through the Eyes of the Newsreel Cameraman\n

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\nFifth graders learn about this history of jazz music. In this musical influences lesson, 5th graders read God Bless the Childand listen to a recording of it. Students create a KWL chart on jazz and early 1900s music and dance. Students...\n
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\nImprovising in the Birthplace of Jazz\n

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\nStudents recognize significant developments in New Orleans jazz music. They improvise blues licks using notes from a minor pentatonic scale.\n
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\nJazz Forms and Improvisation\n

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\nStudents listen to an original recording of Louis Armstrong and discuss instrumentation. They identify an AABA song form as they listen. They list similarities between the following: traditional meets modern and small group vs. big band.\n
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\nJazz Dance and Music\n

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\nFourth graders write a poem. In this jazz music lesson, 4th graders learn about the basics of jazz dance and practice basic movements. Students learn common terminology and listen to several recordings of jazz music. Students create a...\n
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\nFats Waller, Handful of Keys\n

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\nPlaying piano is great fun and playing jazz is even better. Kids watch a video of Fats Waller playing the song, \"Handful of Keys,\" they then use either a piano key print out or Orff instruments to practice his signature stride piano...\n
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\nDave Matthews Band - Lesson 3\n

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\nStudents discuss the impact of cultural diversity in the world around us, how it shapes conflict and unity, and relate the music of Dave Matthews Band to these societal issues and their own experiences. The compare Dave Matthews music to...\n
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\nDigable Planets, K.B.'s Alley When Jazz Meets Hip-Hop\n

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\nStudents explore the musical style of jazz and identify its elements while listening to hip-hop recordings. They select two styles of music and fuse them together in this lesson.\n
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\nAct 3: New York Introduction 1924-1925, Louis Armstrong\n

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\nStudents listen to and examine jazz recordings and listen for features (breaks and obbligato) that are typical of jazz music. In groups, they make up a short blues song of their own.\n
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\nJazz and Math: Rhythmic Innovations\n

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\nStudents watch a segment of the PBS Ken Burns JAZZ documentary about Buddy Bolden creating the \"Big Four.\" They compare and contrast the rhythms of marches and jazz based on the examples in the film, and explore notation, subdivision of...\n
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\nAfrican American Community and Culture\n

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\nFourth graders explore the rise of jazz music. In this Duke Ellington lesson plan, 4th graders watch video segments regarding Ellington's life and showcasing a performance of Ellington and his band. Students discuss the...\n
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\nJust a Closer Walk with Thee, Dirty Brass Band\n

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\nStudents investigate the music played by New Orleans brass bands in funerals. The two distinct moods, sad and happy, utilized in the songs are identified and applied to other music selections.\n
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\nJazz: An Expression of Cooperation - Lesson 3\n

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\nStudents describe ways in which the principles of students or citizens working together are interrelated with those of musicians working together. They demonstrate their knowledge of the concept of \"swing\" in various jazz styles.\n
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\nIn My Dream\n

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\nPupils listen to recordings of early jazz and identify examples of ostinato and syncopation. They discuss important personalities from jazz cultures and take a quiz on aspects of jazz.\n
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\nLouis Armstrong\n

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\nIn this reading comprehension worksheet students read a biography of jazz musician Louis Armstrong. Students answer 6 questions.\n
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