Publisher's Synopsis
(Resource). Introduce students to jazz through great literature combined with learning by doing! The first of ten volumes, Jazz for Young People features early jazz in New Orleans and major artists including Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton and others. Step-by-step lessons combine content and audio/video recordings of Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center artists with interactive student learning, including classroom instruments that every music teacher already owns or can easily afford. This easy-to-present resource is designed for a teacher who may or may not be trained in America's art form - bringing jazz to the next generation. DIGITAL DOWNLOADS include: Step-by-step lesson slides to project, audio recordings of each song and Wynton Marsalis sharing background information, as well as reproducible activity/assessment worksheets. Plus! You will have FREE ACCESS to corresponding video clips for each lesson. Perfect for the general music classroom (grades 2 and up), beginning jazz ensembles and community jazz education courses.
