Now's the Time

A compelling case for including jazz in every child's education is presented through a sequential approach for teaching it to all ages. Games, songs, speech pieces, body percussion, and movement activities are included for children between 3 and 14 years of age, but could be used with beginners of all ages. Roots music, jazz blues, jazz standards, and jazz compositions incorporate the use of Orff instruments and other types of ensembles. Key historical, cultural, and aesthetic background is presented, along with essential theory; also included is a middle school jazz curriculum with sample student work. A summary of the practical material is given at the end of the book..