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Louis Armstrong Lesson Plans
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Students investigate the music and life Louis Armstrong. In this biography research lesson plan, students explore books, Internet sources, and audio recordings about Louis Armstrong. In addition, students complete a series of activities that lead up to writing a report about Louis Armstrong.
Second graders explore the music of Louis Armstrong. In this music lesson, 2nd graders read the book If I Only Had a Horn and listen to examples of his music. Students work in small groups to create a scat-tune.
Second graders explore the music of Louis Armstrong via booktalks, compact disc recordings, digital video disc recordings, and may pursue internet web-questing through Marco Polo. They study the life history of Louis Armstrong that influenced his music.
Students examine the life and music of Louis Armstrong. They listen to his music, play a Louis Armstrong matching game, and write in response to his music.
Second graders explore cultural music by researching Louis Armstrong. For this Jazz history lesson, 2nd graders research the biography of Louis Armstrong and discuss his style of trumpet playing and singing. Students write a report about the great musician using illustrations and facts.
Fifth graders view a photograph of Louis Armstrong and create questions about the photo. In this Louis Armstrong photograph lesson, 5th graders describe a situation in a photo and ask question related to what they see. Students listen to a description of the incident taking place. Students recognize the importance of Louis Armstrong's trumpet.
Students discover the music of Louis Armstrong. In this jazz lesson, students are introduced to Armstrong's trumpet and vocal art in a matching game, then listen to a sampling of his music and respond in writing.
Students investigate the history and development of jazz by studying the Louis Armstrong Hot Five. They listen to music and define how Armstrong strengthened the concept of the solo as a part of jazz. They complete guided listening lessons.
Students examine the life and music of Louis Armstrong, the first great jazz musician. The miscial techniques of call and response is listened to and then copied in musical converstions in this instructional activity.
Second graders explore Louis Armstrong's music. For this language arts lesson, 2nd graders research different resources so that they can write a report on Louis Armstrong and his music. Additionally, students create illustrations of Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet, singing, and doing both.
