This week, I really wanted to try to find something to add to my PLN that incorporated integrating Jazz Music into an elementary or middle school curriculum. As someone who went to private school all the way until my freshman year, I was not exposed to any sort of jazz music until that time, and I really wish I had been. The National Endowment for the Arts' program Jazz in the Schools(which is produced by Jazz at Lincoln Center) allows students to fully experience the history and creation of jazz through five sections, each with an opening essay, video, music, photographs, and other discussion resources. Not only is this a great way to introduce students to jazz, but it also covers National Standards #8 and #9, and the site says it covers National Curriculum Standards for social studies, history, arts education, civics and government, and geography.
I'm really glad international music meccas like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center have great educational resources. This is definitely something that I'll want to look into as I progress in my studies here.
http://www.neajazzintheschools.org/home.php?uv=s
I agree with your post. Nice find! I enjoyed the lessons found through this website.
ReplyDeleteI am really glad to know that popular centers for the arts such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center provide such great resources. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI think it is very important to introduce both jazz and classical music to students at such an early age. It is kind of like a child learning two languages at a time. As they grow, they will be fluent in both languages and will not have a hard time at all learning another. The same goes with music. Introducing another genre of music will broaden their horizons and cause them to progress much easier.
ReplyDeleteWith a purely classical background, I sometimes find it hard to improvise as well as people who were pre-diposed to jazz. Jazz is a fantastic way to help teach National Standard number 3. I am relieved I am not the only one who now wishes they had studied even just the smallest bit of jazz. Thank you for this site. It is a great instrument to help teach what covers so many of the standards without even trying.
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