Format
A small jazz ensemble of Manhattan School of Music teaching artists will lead an interactive presentation.
Objectives
The participant will:
- engage in activities to learn about jazz styles
- explore the basic rules of jazz
- learn about the instruments and their roles
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Core Standard: Performing, Presenting, Producing
Anchor Standard #4. Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation.
(MU:Pr4.2.1) a. With limited guidance, demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as beat and melodic contour) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
(MU:Pr4.2.2) a. Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts (such as tonality and meter) in music from a variety of cultures selected for performance.
(MU:Pr4.2.3) a. Demonstrate understanding of the structure in music selected for performance.
(MU:Pr4.2.4-5) a. Demonstrate understanding of the structure and the elements of music (such as rhythm, pitch, and form ) in music selected for performance.
Core Standard: Responding
Anchor Standard #7. Perceive and analyze artistic work.
(MU:Re7.1.1) a. With limited guidance, identify and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences influence musical selection for specific purposes.
(MU:Re7.1.2) a. Explain and demonstrate how personal interests and experiences
influence musical selection for specific purposes.
(MU:Re7.1.3) a. Demonstrate and describe how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, or purposes.
(MU:Re7.1.4) a. Demonstrate and explain how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.
(MU:Re7.1.5) a. Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence, how selected music connects to and is influenced by specific interests, experiences, purposes, or contexts.
(MU:Re7.2.1) a. With limited guidance, demonstrate and identify how specific music concepts (such as beat or pitch) are used in various styles of music for a purpose.
(MU:Re7.2.2) a. Describe how specific music concepts are used to support a specific purpose in music.
(MU:Re7.2.3) a. Demonstrate and describe how a response to music can be informed by the structure , the use of the elements of music , and context (such as personal and social ).
(MU:Re7.2.4) a. Demonstrate and explain how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social and cultural ).
(MU:Re7.2.5) a. Demonstrate and explain, citing evidence , how responses to music are informed by the structure, the use of the elements of music, and context (such as social, cultural, and historical ).
Anchor Standard #8. Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
(MU:Re8.1.1) a. With limited guidance, demonstrate and identify expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo ) that reflect creators’/ performers’ expressive intent.
(MU:Re8.1.2) a. Demonstrate knowledge of music concepts and how they support creators’/ performers’ expressive intent.
(MU:Re8.1.3) a. Demonstrate and describe how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics and tempo ) are used in performers’ interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
(MU:Re8.1.4) a. Demonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, and timbre ) are used in performers’ and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
(MU:Re8.1.5) a. Demonstrate and explain how the expressive qualities (such as dynamics, tempo, timbre, and articulation ) are used in performers’ and personal interpretations to reflect expressive intent.
Anchor Standard #9. Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
(MU:Re9.1.1) a. With limited guidance, apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.
(MU:Re9.1.2) a. Apply personal and expressive preferences in the evaluation of music for specific purposes.
(MU:Re9.1.3-4) a. Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria , and describe appropriateness to the context .
(MU:Re9.1.5) a. Evaluate musical works and performances, applying established criteria, and explain appropriateness to the context, citing evidence from the elements of music.
Core Standard: Connecting
Anchor Standard #10. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
(MU:Cn10.0.1-5) a. Demonstrate how interests, knowledge, and skills relate to personal choices and intent when creating, performing, and responding to music.
Anchor Standard #11. Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
(MU:Cn11.0.1-5) a. Demonstrate understanding of relationships between music and the other arts, other disciplines, varied contexts, and daily life.
State Standards
New York
New York State Learning Standards for the Arts
Standard 1: Creating, Performing, and Participating in the Arts
Students will actively engage in the processes that constitute creation and performance in the arts (dance, music, theatre, and visual arts) and participate in various roles in the arts.
Standard 2: Knowing and Using Arts Materials and Resources
Students will be knowledgeable about and make use of the materials and resources available for participation in the arts in various roles.
Standard 3: Responding to and Analyzing Works of Art
Students will respond critically to a variety of works in the arts, connecting the individual work to other works and to other aspects of human endeavor and thought.
Standard 4: Understanding the Cultural Contributions of the Arts
Students will develop an understanding of the personal and cultural forces that shape artistic communication and how the arts in turn shape the diverse cultures of past and present society.
New York State Learning Standards for English Language Arts
Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. As listeners and readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.
Standard 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and evaluation. As listeners and readers, students will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to present, from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues.
Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction
Students will listen, speak, read, and write for social interaction. Students will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language for effective social communication with a wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and their views.