Jazz Land

Jazz English

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I love to see core subject teachers using music in the classroom!

Here are some of my suggestions:

-Have them write one and offer extra credit for those who are willing to perform it

-Pair them off into groups and have the groups perform a chant they’ve written or found

-Perform a chant as a class

-An extra credit idea – have them create a rhythmic pattern to accompany a jazz chant on an instrument or anything capable of producing a rhythm (banging on a desk, trash can, chalk board, borrowing drumsticks from the music teacher, borrowing auxiliary percussion from the music teacher, etc) to emphasize the rhythmic patterns in the poem (great way to see how well they understand the speech pattern) . Kids could do this as a group or solo effort.

-Have them write a poem and see if another person can perform it / read it well (great comprehensive activity)

-Have them search YouTube or Dailymotion.com to find an example of jazz chants, send you a link, and give a short explanation of the meaning of the chant or the biography of the performer (if applicable). Have them explain why they like the chant, and if your class has the necessary technology, play it for them. See if they can clap to the pulse of the chant.

-Students could research the biography of performers who use jazz chants and give a short presentation (more of an extra credit activity)

I hope that gives you some ideas! I would encourage you to talk to your school’s music teacher for any possible ideas or resources – I know I LOVED it when my colleagues asked for collaboration in their lessons (I am a music teacher).

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