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Looking to use Middle School Lesson 23: History of Jazz Lesson 12 in your Middle School classroom?

While teaching this learning module you will cover multiple concepts including: Timbre of Voices

You'll also cover the themes of: North America, Eras in Music

Middle School Lesson 23: History of Jazz Lesson 12

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Introduction

In this lesson you will

  • “Five Four Groove” review song, try improvising, create movement to illustrate 5/4
  • History of Jazz
    • Lesson 12 – Cool and Modal

Objectives

  • I can sing and move to music.
  • I can describe the music of Charlie Parker and Cool and Modal.
  • I can improvise to music.

Perform rhythms in 5/4 meter - Level 16

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Choose level 16 in the tempo tool.

Decide how to perform the rhythms: clap, pat, snap or stomp.

Try the rhythm at different tempos.

To review what the tempo terms mean, select Teaching Slides.

Listen to students perform song "Five Four Groove"

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Listen to some of this song.

Have your students try to pat the beat.
1-2-3-4-5, 1-2-3-4-5
Can your students identify that there are 5 beats in every measure?

Jump to the end of the performance and ask your students if they can hear the two parts.

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Learn to sing the chorus of song "Five Four Groove"

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Song Used: Five Four Groove

Learn to sing the chorus of the song "Five Four Groove".

Echo the syllables in the improv section.

As students gain confidence with the song, it will be fun to have students create their own syllables.

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Learn about Cool and Modal

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Watch the video to learn about Cool and Modal.

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Discuss the questions and/or complete the worksheet

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The lesson questions are for discussion or students to answer after the Cool and Modal video.

The listening questions are to be discussed or answered after the listening example.

YouTube link to "Take Five"

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This is a YouTube link to "Take Five".

If the link doesn't work for you, google "Take Five".

Discuss the listening assessment questions with the students or have students complete the worksheet.

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