This game and activity pack will provide the necessary materials to teach your students about jazz in an enjoyable and effective manner. Introduce jazz terms with both flashcards and the game of Jazz Concentration. Familiarize your students with Blues, Ragtime, Boogie Woogie, Dixieland, Swing, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Rock 'n' Roll, Latin, and Jazz Rock with the included CD and the game Jazz Style Dials. The Instruments of Jazz teaches students to recognize aurally and visually the instruments heard most frequently in the various styles of jazz. The included teacher's guide outlines the process for each activity as well as extension ideas and features a timeline, a kid-friendly jazz listening list, and suggestions for jazz-related children's literature. Also included are numerous reproducible worksheets and 30 copies of all the game boards and cards on colorful, sturdy card stock.

Included in this collection are 12 original songs and arrangements reflecting authentic New Orleans styles of early jazz music. From James Booker to the Dixieland Jazz Band, these tunes have been crafted with care. The CD-ROM contains supplemental materials including full scores, individual instrument parts and full-quality audio versions of each tune.

This resource is designed for jazz enthusiasts and musicians who want to have a better understanding of the language of jazz. To successfully navigate this all-in-one jazz theory course, you should be versed in basic music theory concepts, such as those taught in Books 1 and 2 of "Alfred's Essentials of Music Theory." With these books, you will learn the essentials of jazz music through concise lessons, practice your jazz music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening and ear training skills with the CDs, and test your knowledge with the review that completes each unit. You are encouraged to play and/or sing the musical examples throughout, at first with the recording, then on your own. Welcome to an exhilarating journey into the world of jazz!

Developed by "Music Alive" magazine, this handy all-in-one resource includes a reproducible student article, reproducible activity pages (including games and other enrichment), listening examples on CD and a detailed National Standards-based lesson plan in each section. Topics include "Birth Of The Blues" (W.C. Handy), "Early Blues Guitarists," "Women And The Blues," "Now And Then" ("Ma" Rainey, Dinah Washington, Aretha Franklin), "The Blues Begin To Rock" (Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton), "Blues Across America," and a special section on blues greats Bessie Smith, John Lee Hooker and B.B. King.

Jazz bassist and elementary music educator Sherry Luchette shares her creative lesson ideas that capture the excitement and magic of jazz music. The included activities will introduce, encourage, and nurture the unique rhythmic feel of jazz. Additionally your students will be provided opportunities to sing blues songs, and play and create melodies and phrases in a jazz style. Get ready to move and scat.

Bring unprecedented creativity to your classroom with these jazz arrangements for Orff instruments. Most of the pieces are layered ostinati with a melody; you decide when to layer in parts, how many times to repeat a section, when to begin improvised solos, and what instrument combination to use. Each piece has a lesson guide which includes listening-with-commentary, a brief analysis, methodology for teaching, an extension activity, suggestions for adding unpitched rhythm, and incorporating improvisation. The included CD-ROM contains visual aids to help with ensemble and solo instrument setup, MP3 audio files for each piece, and full scores and student parts.

This collection includes 15 lessons on the major points of jazz history and some of the greatest jazz legends. Additionally, it includes digital resources with Power Point and Quick Time movies. Students can complete reproducible pages on the lesson content and the guided listening as assessments or as notes. Listening examples are included as YouTube links, or you can use suggested materials from iTunes. Units include: Roots of Jazz; Dixieland; Louis Armstrong; Blues & Swing; Duke Ellington; Count Basie; Lester Young and Be-Bop.

Here's an exciting new jazz curriculum, perfect for middle school, upper elementary and junior high music classes! This valuable multi-media package conveys the rich and colorful history of jazz music. Written by renowned trumpeter and jazz education advocate Wynton Marsalis, in consultation with Sandy Feldstein, this course of study is ideal for any class situation. Marsalis' insightful commentary is sure to help students grasp the essence of this uniquely American art form. The complete "Jazz for Young People Curriculum" offers a comprehensive teacher's guide, 30 student guides, a 48-minute VHS video, a 10-CD audio set, as well as a CD-ROM containing transcripts of the narration. The student guide brings the history of jazz to life with an emphasis on major figures in jazz music and offers a wide range of written activities to reinforce concepts taught. The CD recordings are truly exceptional! With Wynton Marsalis' narration, the complex elements of jazz performance are broken down in segments that are easy for students to understand. Performances by the "Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra" ensure your students will hear authentic recordings of top quality. The VHS video "In The Studio" features today's top performers playing jazz classics in a variety of styles. Modern recordings of authentic early jazz music are a most welcome alternative to the scratchy recordings that have been the norm for years. The curriculum is available as a complete set, with additional student guides sold separately. Teaching jazz just got easier!

In this collection, teachers and students will explore the stories of 17 legendary jazz artists who have enriched our lives with their incredible music. The jazz legends included span the entire twentieth century, from early New Orleans jazz through the Golden Age of Swing, plus the avant-garde and jazz fusion eras from Louis Armstrong to Herbie Hancock. Fun yet informative, this book will inspire a special appreciation for jazz.

In 1974, audiences for the film "The Sting" left theaters humming the effervescent music of Scott Joplin. Discover what life was like for this African-American musician at the turn of the twentieth century. Dennis Kobray portrays a friend and fan of Scott Joplin, whose Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer earned him the title "King of Ragtime."