Jazz in America

Companion handouts for Summer 2020 Virtual Learning Series

Click on the appropriate link below to download the corresponding handout:

Grades 4-6

L1: “What is Jazz?”
L2: “Elements of Jazz”
L3: “Ragtime and Early Jazz”
L4: “The Swing Era and the Harlem Renaissance”
L5: “Bebop”
L6: “Cool Jazz”
L7: “Fusion”
L8: “Jazz Today, Jazz Tomorrow”

Grades 7-9

L1: “What is Jazz?”
L2: “Elements of Jazz”
L3: “Roles of the Instruments”
L4: “Where Did Jazz Come From?”
L5: “Early Jazz and the Swing Era”
L6: “Bebop, Cool, and Hard Bop”
L7: “Free Jazz and Fusion”
L8: “Jazz Today, Jazz Tomorrow”