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ESSENTIAL
QUESTION |
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| What
are the components of jazz? |
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| Learn
the basic components of jazz |
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| Differentiate
between classical and jazz articulations.
Investigate jazz styles. (NS2, NS4, NS5) |
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| Demonstrate
through performance, reading, listening, vocabulary |
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| What
constitutes jazz improvisation? |
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| Learn
basic components of jazz improvisation |
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| Show
knowledge of basic jazz scales. Be able to compose
improvisation melodies. (NS2, NS3, NS4) |
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| Demonstrate
through performance, reading, listening |
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| What
are the different styles of jazz? |
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| Analyze
the following: swing, be-bop, latin, blues,
dixieland, funk, rock, fusion, alternative, ballad.
(NS2, NS3, NS4, NS5) |
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| Listening,
discussion, performance, reading |
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| What
are the elements of jazz rhythm? |
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| Illustrate
syncopated rhythms |
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| Deduce
what makes syncopation. Assess what makes
syncopation. Imagine new rhythms. (NS2, NS3, NS4,
NS5) |
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| Demonstrate
through performance, listening |
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| What
are the elements of jazz harmony? |
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| The
students will learn basic jazz chord structure. |
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| Illustrate
blues scales. Illustrate ll, V7, I chord
progressions. (NS2, NS3, NS4, NS5, NS6) |
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| Demonstrate
through performance, listening |
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| Why
do I need to learn to play in a jazz ensemble? |
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| The
students learn technique of ensemble playing. |
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| Apply
balance and blend. Produce dynamics. Produce good
rehearsal techniques. (NS2, NS3, SN4, NS5, NS6) |
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| Demonstrate
through performance |
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| What
specific techniques do I need to know to be
competent in playing jazz? |
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| The
students will learn specific jazz techniques. |
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| Explore
glissando, shakes, turns, falls. Explore vibrato to
specific instrument. Produce the use of mutes. (NS2,
NS3, NS4, NS5) |
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| Demonstrate
through performance, vocabulary |
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| What
is a meaningful performance? |
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| The
students will give meaningful performances. |
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| Evaluate
their individual performance. Demonstrate gained
knowledge of subject. Design a program with varying
styles. (NS2, NS3, NS4, NS5, NS6, NS7, NS8, NS9) |
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| Demonstrate
through performance |
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| Where
does jazz come from? |
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| The
students will learn a basic understanding of jazz
history. |
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| Select
and identify jazz greats. Evaluate and listen to
jazz greats. Give opinions of what made jazz greats.
(NS2, NS3, NS4, NS5, NS6, NS7, NS8, NS9) |
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| Tests,
listening, discussion |
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