The earliest jazz was performed by African Americans who had not studied music formally.

Jazz may be performed by a single musician or by a small group of musicians called a combo. Another important part of jazz is called syncopation. Improvisation is part of what makes jazz different from other kinds of music.

Jazz musicians often make up music as they play it. Jazz grew from a mixture of different kinds of music, including black American music and African rhythms. The story of Jazz! Jazz is a kind of music that began in the United States in the late 1800’s. (title page) (Start reading next two pages of text. To start we will stay right in America and look at Jazz. So now let us begin our journey to discover the many different types of world music. Brief pause, who would like to share their answer? (Point out using the letter “J” that looks like a saxophone and ask students if they have read books that use letters of the alphabet to describe different things.)

Brief pause, now share your answer with the person sitting next to you. Take a moment to look at the cover of the book, and then silently think about how you might learn about the many different parts of Jazz. (Holding Book Cover towards Students) Our first book is “J is for Jazz”. We will read books, listening to audio examples, and watch some videos. We will explore world music in different ways. Some of the sounds from the different music you may recognize, and there will be others you may have not. Provide important background information.Īs we start our World Music Unit, we will be exploring different types of music from around the world. Promote predictions based on the title.Ģ. This book “J is for Jazz” uses the letters of the alphabet and vivid illustrations to support the various artists, history, and instruments of jazz music.ġ. Each book will be analyzed and evaluated within the series so that the students will be able to apply their knowledge of music genres when listening to music. Text Rationale - I will use a series of four different books for understanding different music genres from around the world. By Ann Ingalls, Illustrated by Maria Corte Maidagan

J Is for Jazz by Greg Paprocki