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- 2nd - 8th
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Students examine the contributions of Duke Ellington to the field of jazz. They create an original poem using popular vocabulary from the 1920s, listen to the book, "Duke Ellington," and paint a picture while listening to music by Duke Ellington. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students identify four styles of music that are exciting and fun to learn. They study Classical, Rock, Jazz, and Caribbean music. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss different types of music and then listen to several of Oscar Peterson's jazz pieces. They prepare a written critique and response to the pieces and explore their own feelings about jazz. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students examine the George Gershwin opera, "Porgy and Bess." The rhythms to some of the musical pieces are mimicked and identified as belonging to the music of jazz. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine time and meter in the jazz idiom. They analyze Take the A Train and Take Five. They research websites featuring Ella Fitzgerald and her music. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationships of the Fibonacci Sequence. They apply the Fibonacci Sequence and find its relationship to a piano keyboard. They explore various relationships between music and the Fibonacci Sequence. Full Review »
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- 8th - 10th
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Students explore how popular songs as a powerful medium for protest against corrupt political regimes. They are introduced to the life and music of Fela Kuti, one of Africa's musical superstars. Students explore how Afro-beat fuses characteristics of tradtional Nigerian, Jazz and soul music. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students conduct Internet research to examine a day in the life of jazz artists. They take notes and listen to samples of the artists' music. Students role-play as bartenders in jazz clubs who are writing memoirs about their chosen artist. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 8th
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Students study the history of jazz music. They listen to various examples of jazz music and complete a worksheet in which they must identify the individual instruments they hear and identify characteristics of the genre of jazz music. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 5th
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Students explore Faith Ringgol's story of quilt making as they examine "Sonny's Quilt." They explore about Jazz musicians as they view Ringgold's art. Students choose one to create their own pictures of Jazz. They learn about different kinds of Jazz instruments. Full Review »
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