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- A renaissance of jazz and poetry
- The Harlem Renaissance was the birth of a creative plethora in all fields of art for African Americans. The poetry and jazz composed during or inspired by this era naturally complemented each other. Furthermore, many of the themes from the musical and literary worlds are universal and provide a great lesson on how two different works can have a parallel theme.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8–10 English Language Arts and Music Education)
- By Janet Fore.
- The second grade world of Louis Armstrong
- Second grade students will explore the music of Louis Armstrong via booktalks, compact disc recordings, digital video disc recordings, and may pursue internet web-questing through Marco Polo (http://www.marcopolo-education.org) and http://www.redhotjazz.com as a bonus!
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Music Education)
- By Dirk Robertson.
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- Jazz in America - The National Jazz Curriculum
- Lesson plans, a comprehensive jazz resource library, a teacher’s manual, assessments and more can be found on this site that celebrates the rich heritage of jazz. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz
