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Groovin' to Jazz 12-15

Groovin' to Jazz 12-15

Grade Range: 6-10
Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media
Date Posted: 6/10/2008

In this music activity, students will learn how to listen to and appreciate authentic jazz recordings by listening to fifteen recordings by jazz greats and reading brief introductions that discuss the relevance of the songs as well as how to listen to them.

National Standards

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

3: How the United States changed from the end of World War I to the eve of the Great Depression

Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

1: The causes of the Great Depression and how it affected American society

Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)

1: The economic boom and social transformation of postwar United States

4: The struggle for racial and gender equality and the extension of civil liberties

Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

2: Economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States

World History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945

3: The search for peace and stability in the 1920s and 1930s

Instructional Strategies

Multimedia instruction

Museum education

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