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- 2nd - 4th
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Students learn the historical development of jazz music. This multidisciplinary unit incorporates a variety of cultures that have impacted the arts. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students read a book about jazz and jazz musicians and complete research about the history of jazz in the 1940's. They create a PowerPoint about a jazz musician of their choice. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a WebQuest of the contributions of Canadian jazz musicians. They design a multi-media report of their research. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore and investigate the foundation and history of jazz music. They listen to various pieces of music while creating drawings, develop a timeline of jazz history, and read and discuss biographies of famous jazz musicians. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students 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 worldwide effects. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students 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, and keep diaries of their journey. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students trace the course of Black music from the 1900's to the beginning of the jazz age. They realize that when education is defined as enlightened training for a place in society and for individual personal development, it was highly respected in Africa. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students explain the timeline development of jazz music. They discuss how cultural influences can create new art forms and how music can be shown as art. They describe the names of instruments used in jazz music. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students gain awareness of the importance of jazz as a form of American cultural expression and influence in the world. They experience different forms of jazz. They review how the war experience forever changed the jazz community. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students read "Jazz, The First Thirty Years." They then select another article on the history of jazz music. They complete the lesson by writing a one page report on the facts they discovered about the history and genre of jass music. Full Review »
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