[RELO] American Culture Series: Jazz Appreciation Month
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Transcript of [RELO] American Culture Series: Jazz Appreciation Month
American Culture Webinars
For English Language Teachers
Brought to you by :U.S. Embassy Lima’s Public Affairs Section
WELCOME!
Our goal: To provide info on U.S. culture AND to help you create an effective plan to use in your classroom.
Please ask questions! That’s why we’re here.
Preservation Hall, New Orleans, LouisianaOzier Muhammad/The New York Times
Jazz Appreciation Month
• APRIL is Jazz Appreciation Month
• UNESCO declared April 30th as International Jazz Day in 2011
Elements of Jazz
• Jazz has many forms, with distinctive style; even today, it is still evolving and changing
• Some common elements:– Improvisation– Multiple rhythms, “polyrhythms”– Syncopation– Flexible time structure, that “swing” or feeling– Group interaction, call and response style
Origins of Jazz
• Beginning of 20th century, ragtime and blues were popular music. Both influenced jazz and vice versa.
• New Orleans, Louisiana, became home to early Jazz. “Jelly Roll” Morton began his career in New Orleans.
The Jazz Age – 1920s and 30s
Bebop and Beyond
• Bebop was a deviation from the big band dance music style, fans said it was a return to “musicians’ music” while some critics called it “noise”
• Bebop style was rhythmically complex, with unexpected changes in chords
Jazz Greats
Miles Davis
Dave Brubeck
Ella Fitzgerald
Herbie Hancock
Billie Holiday
Jazz Ambassadors 1950s-60s
Jazz in the Plaza Mayor
Lima, Peru - February 2012
Plan Your Lesson Plan
1) What are your topics?
2) What kind of questions/conversations starters will you ask?
3) What new vocabulary do you need?
4) What activities can you do with your students?
MusicWhat kinds of music do you like? Why?
Example of Music Types
Jazz, country, classical, reggae, rock, rap, pop, hip hop, heavy metal, gospel, blues
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Video of children around the world singing What a Wonderful World.
Short version: 1.5 minuteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGFCQ30xMyg
Full version:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddLd0QRf7Vg
Song lyrics:http://www.lyricsty.com/louis-armstrong-what-a-wonderful-world-lyrics.html
Lyrics: What a Wonderful WorldI see trees of green........ red roses tooI see them bloom..... for me and for youAnd I think to myself.... what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue..... clouds of whiteBright blessed days....dark sacred nightsAnd I think to myself .....what a wonderful world.
The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the skyAre also on the faces.....of people ..going byI see friends shaking hands.....saying.. how do you doThey're really saying......I love you.
I hear babies cry...... I watch them growThey'll learn much more.....than I'll ever knowAnd I think to myself .....what a wonderful world
What a Wonderful World Speaking ActivitiesBeginner: • What colors are in nature? (pre-listening activation)• In groups, circle the nature words in the lyrics.Intermediate:• What do you think these lines means?
I hear babies cry...... I watch them growThey'll learn much more.....than I'll ever know
• What do YOU think makes the world wonderful?Advanced:• What do you think these lines means?
The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the skyAre also on the faces.....of people ..going by
• Do you think that music can contribute to world peace? How?
Album Cover Projects
• Create a music album cover for “your band”– Name of your band– Type of music?– Song titles list
Intermediate level extension:• One paragraph review of the album
Music Video ProjectsStudents create their own music videos
• In groups, they will need to:– Choose an appropriate song– Memorize the words – Practice together– Video tape their performance using a camera, cell phone or
computer camera
• Consider creating a class blog to display the student videos in order to “publish” student work with parents, administration and other students. (easy blogs at blogger.com)
Music Discussion ActivityTry this website: http://iteslj.org/questions
Sample questions: low (activation for all levels)1. What is one of your favorite songs? Why do you like it?2. Do you like jazz? Why or why not?
Sample questions: intermediate3. Do you think that animals can enjoy music? Why? 4. If you could be a musician, who would you be? Why?
Sample questions: high intermediate/high5. What instrument are you most like and why?6. If your life had a soundtrack, what kind of music would play? Why?
Jazz Resources
Smithsonian’s Jazz Page– http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/
UNESCO International Jazz Day– http://www.unesco.org/new/en/jazz-day
National Public Radio’s Jazz Page– http://www.nprjazz.org
Resources
American English webpage– americanenglish.state.gov
RELO Andes webpage– reloandes.com (link to this presentation found
here!)
Music Links from WebinarJelly Roll Morton playing Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag (as a Stomp)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEfW4sggZCk
Original Dixieland Jazz Band “Livery Stable Blues” 2008 recordinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ahodYxIN0c
Charlie Parker “Groovin’ High” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukL3TDV6XRg
Dave Brubeck “Take Five” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDDOFXSgAs
Miles Davis “So What” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqNTltOGh5c
NOW GO CHECK OUT SOME MORE!
Vocabulary - Beginner
MUSIC INSTRUMENT
JAZZ SOUNDTRACK
SING LATIN JAZZ
LISTEN THE JAZZ AGE
VOICE HARMONY
RHYTHM BEAT
Vocabulary - Advanced
INFLUENCE BLUES
RHYTHMIC RAGTIME
ECLECTIC SWING
SYNCOPATION BEBOP
IMPROVISE HIP-HOP
SCALE FUNK
QUESTIONS?
Remember:You can check out the webinars and the
corresponding resources on the RELO Andes blog - reloandes.com