[ Login ]
lesson plan12345678
3

Roles of the Instruments

Overview

I.

Each Instrument's Responsibility

II.

Jazz - A Perfect Democracy

Student Handout

Test Bank

Answer Key

footnotes

1. National Center for History in the Schools, UCLA

2. NAfME: The National Association for Music Education

3. For information on ordering The Instrumental History of Jazz 2-CD set, click here.

4. Student handouts can be downloaded from the Jazz in America website and photocopied.

5. Any material from the Jazz in America website may be downloaded, printed, and/or made into a PowerPoint slide as the instructor sees fit.

TOPICS:

  1. The Role of Each Instrument in Jazz
  2. The Role of Each Person in a Democratic Society
STANDARDS:
National Standards for United States History1

Historical Thinking
Students should be able to:
  1. Analyze cause-and-effect relationships bearing in mind multiple causation, including (a) the importance of the individual in history; (b) the influence of ideas, human interests, and beliefs; and (c) the role of chance, the accidental and the irrational (Historical Analysis and Interpretation Standard 3C).
Historical Content
Students should understand the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the United States Constitution and the new government it established (Era 3: Revolution of the New Nation Standard 3A); the guarantees of the Bill of Rights and its continuing significance (Era 3: Revolution of the New Nation Standard 3B); the political controversy over Reconstruction (Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction Standard 3A). Therefore, the student should be able to:
  1. Analyze the features of the Constitution which have made this the most enduring and widely imitated written constitution in world history.
  2. Explain the provisions of the 14th and 15th amendments and the political forces supporting and opposing each.
ARTS STANDARDS
National Standards for Music Education2

Artistic Process - Responding: Select, Analyze, Interpret, and Evaluate Music
Students:
  1. Choose music appropriate for specific purposes and contexts. – Select programs of music (such as a CD mix or live performances) and demonstrate the connections to an interest or experience for a specific purpose (MU:Re7.1.8a).
  2. Analyze how the structure and context of varied musical works inform the response. – Compare how the elements of music and expressive qualities relate to the structure within programs of music (MU:Re7.2.8a); Identify and compare the context of programs of music from a variety of genres, cultures, and historical periods (MU:Re7.2.8b).
  3. Support an interpretation of a musical work that reflects the creators’/performers’ expressive intent. – Support personal interpretation of contrasting programs of music and explain how creators or performers apply the elements of music and expressive qualities, within genres, cultures, and historical periods to convey expressive intent (MU:Re8.1.7a).
  4. Support evaluations of musical works and performance(s) based on analysis, interpretation, and established criteria. – Apply appropriate personally developed criteria to evaluate musical works or performances (MU:Re9.1.8a).
Artistic Process - Connecting: Select, Analyze, Interpret, and Evaluate Music
Students:
  1. Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music (MU:Cn10.0.8a).
  2. Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life (MU:Cn11.0.8a).
SESSION OBJECTIVES:
The student will:
  1. gain a fundamental understanding of the function of each instrument in jazz, including:
    1. horns (e.g., trumpet, saxophone, trombone)
    2. piano
    3. bass
    4. drums
    5. guitar
  2. gain a fundamental understanding of jazz as a metaphor for democracy
EQUIPMENT:
  1. computer logged onto www.jazzinamerica.org
  2. LCD projector and screen
  3. CD player (optional)
MATERIALS:
  1. The Instrumental History of Jazz3 (optional)
    1. two CDs
    2. accompanying booklet
  2. Student Handouts4 (one per student)
    1. chapter glossary
    2. jazz/democracy metaphor sheet
INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
The instructor will:
  1. distribute student handouts5

  2. discuss the basic function of each instrument in jazz
    1. horn
    2. piano
    3. bass
    4. drums
    5. guitar
  3. discuss the roles of people in a democratic society using jazz as a metaphor
    1. individual freedom
    2. responsibility to the group
    3. leadership
  4. play various jazz recordings
STUDENT ACTIVITIES:
The students will:
  1. participate in a class discussion on the roles of the various instruments most often used in jazz
  2. participate in a class discussion regarding jazz as a metaphor for democracy
  3. listen to jazz recordings
ASSESSMENT:
Test Bank
  1. Multiple Choice Test
  2. Essay/Discussion Questions at the Teacher’s Discretion

Video Clips
videospacer Joe Hnderson - Recorda-Me
the Herbie Hancock institute of jazz
home overview lesson plans jazz resources what's new jazz in america