Music 7
Day 16: 3/31/14 (days 13-15 were for PSSA)
Objective(s): TSWBAT:
 Define Jazz
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
 Jazz Listening WarmUp
 Jazz Unit Introduction: What is Jazz
(Herbie Hancock journey into jazz: jazzinamerica.org)
 Ken Burns intro to Jazz, if time permits or is needed…(could use at any time during jazz
unit to extend)
Homework:
Assessments:
Materials: Jazz Intro Flipchart, (Ken Burns disc 1)
Music 7
Day 17: 4/1/14
Objective(s): TSWBAT:
 Identify the elements of Jazz
 Improvise in a familiar setting, relate to musicians improvising
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
 Elements of Jazz:
 Improvisation, rhythm, sounds and instruments associated with jazz, harmony, form
 Improvisation activity: Improvised Short Story using a bag of nouns
 Explore Improvisation using “lil Liza Jane” or other tune “twinkle twinkle” OR just
rhythms using classroom instruments. (improv relay?)
Homework:
Assessments: Teacher observation, active participation
Materials: Jazz Intro Flipchart, http://jalc.org/external/j4yp_curr/#/content Improvisation
Music 7
Day 18: 4/2/14
Objective(s): TSWBAT:
 Identify jazz greats and their instruments and sounds
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
 Guided listening
 Trumpet
 Piano
Homework:
Assessments: Teacher observation, guided questioning
Materials: IWB flipchart, jazz music: piano and trumpet and
http://www.jazzinamerica.org/LessonPlan/8/2/200 and
http://www.jazzinamerica.org/LessonPlan/8/3/204
Music 7
Day 19: 4/3/14
Objective(s): TSWBAT:
 Identify Jazz Greats and their instruments
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
 Guided listening: Saxophone, clarinet, voice
Homework:
Assessments: Teacher observation, guided questioning
Materials: IWB flipchart, jazz music: saxophone, clarinet, vocal and
Music 7
Day 20 : 4/4/14
Objective(s): TSWBAT:
 Explore Jazz and Research a Jazz Musician
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
 Jazz Stations
Homework:
Assessments:
Materials: jazz stations, computers, jazz books, keyboards
Jazz resources:
Ken Burns CD set
http://www.neajazzintheschools.org
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/classroom/
http://www.jazzinamerica.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyNRy1To5vg&feature=youtu.be
http://www-tc.pbs.org/jazz/classroom/gmjazzguide.pdf
http://jalc.org/external/j4yp_curr/#/content
Music 7
Day 21-22 : 4/7-8/14
Objective(s): TSWBAT:
 Explore Jazz and Research a Jazz Musician
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
 Jazz Stations—day 2 and day 3
Homework:
Assessments:
Materials: jazz stations, computers, jazz books, keyboards
Music 7
Day 23: 4/9/14
Objective(s): TSWBAT:
 Demonstrate knowledge of Jazz
 Recall important jazz information
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
 Student presentation of Jazz Artist, and Jazz Timeline
 Review for quiz: 5 elements of jazz, define improvisation, syncopation, name jazz
instruments, name at least one jazz musician and what they play
Homework: Study for Quiz
Assessments: Teacher observation, guided questioning, teacher modeling, student modeling
Materials: artsedge website: Jazz in Time, student papers of jazz musicians, timeline, review
flipchart
Music 7
Day 24: 4/10/14
Objective(s): TSWBAT:
 Demonstrate knowledge of Jazz
 Recall important jazz information
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
 Student presentation of Jazz Artist, and Jazz Timeline
 QUIZ: 5 elements of jazz, define improvisation, syncopation, name jazz instruments,
name at least one jazz musician and what they play
 Jazz Listening!
Homework:
Assessments: Teacher observation, guided questioning, teacher modeling, student modeling
Materials: QUIZ
Music 7
Day 25: 4/11/14
Objective(s): TSWBAT:
 Discover more about Jazz
Instructional Strategies/Activities:
 Ken Burns Jazz
Homework: Happy Spring Break!
Assessments:
Materials: Ken Burns Jazz
Jazz resources:
Ken Burns CD set
http://www.neajazzintheschools.org
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/classroom/
http://www.jazzinamerica.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyNRy1To5vg&feature=youtu.be
http://www-tc.pbs.org/jazz/classroom/gmjazzguide.pdf
http://jalc.org/external/j4yp_curr/#/content