Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Jazz is said to be the only truly indigenous American art form. But the real reason why kids might want to know more about it--it's catchy, it swings, it's got a beat, it's all about improvisation. And the ingredients that make jazz jazz also gave rise to blues, r&b, rock and roll, soul, hip hop, and on and on.
Now the music educator and writer Carolyn Sloan, author of Welcome to the Symphony with over 70,000 copies in print, uses Symphony's ingenious, interactive picture-book-and-sound-chip format to introduce kids to the world of America's music. Structured around the iconic Dixieland song, "When the Saints Come Marching In," Welcome to Jazz begins just before a performance at the Ripe Tomato jazz club where three cool cats (jazz cats, of course ) narrate the story of jazz and what is happening as the band begins to play. Readers will learn about jazz's origins in New Orleans, and the influences of African drumming and the call-and-response of slave work songs. How the blues influenced jazz and vice versa. The importance of rhythm and what it means when a beat is syncopated. The elements of a jazz performance--melody (or the "head"), harmony, the beat, and what it means to solo.
Best of all, the sound chips actually demonstrate what's happening--what a blues scale sounds like, how to identify a swing beat, the sounds of different instruments like a trumpet and clarinet. Even historic moments, like one of the very first jazz songs, King Oliver's "Dipper Mouth Blues." And in the end, kids will join the chorus on "Saints" with their own call and response.
Synopsis
Kids love music. They're natural singers and dancers, and they improvise every time they play. They were born for jazz And Welcome to Jazz was made for them.
A follow-up to Welcome to the Symphony--with over 70,000 copies in print--Welcome to Jazz is also written by music educator Carolyn Sloan, and uses Symphony's ingenious, interactive picture-book-and-sound-chip format.
Structured around the iconic song "When the Saints Go Marching In," Welcome to Jazz narrates the story of jazz and discusses what the audience is hearing as the band begins to play. Best of all, the sound chips actually demonstrate what's happening--what vocal scatting sounds like, how to pick out a swing beat, and the tones of different instruments, from the trumpet to the clarinet. And in the end, kids can sing along with the band in a traditional call-and-response verse.
Synopsis
Are you ready to swing?
Discover the wonders of jazz: How to get in the groove, what it means to play a solo, and the joy of singing along in a call-and-response.
In this interactive swing-along picturebook with 12 sound chips, you'll hear the instruments of jazz--the rhythm section with its banjo, drums, and tuba, and the leads, like the clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. And you'll hear singers scat, improvising melodies with nonsense syllables like be-bop and doo-we-ah
Along the way, you'll learn how this unique American art from started in New Orleans, and how jazz changed over time as innovative musicians like King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday added their own ideas to it.
Press the buttons to hear the band, the rhythms, and the singer calling out: "OH WHEN THE SAINTS--oh when the saints..."
Synopsis
AN INTERACTIVE, SWING-ALONG PICTURE BOOK--WITH 12 SOUND CHIPS
Are you ready to swing? Discover the wonders of jazz: How to get in the groove, what it means to play a solo, and the joy of singing along in a call-and-response.
In this interactive swing-along picture book with 12 sound chips, you'll hear the instruments of jazz--the rhythm section with its banjo, drums, and tuba, and the leads, like the clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. And you'll hear singers scat, improvising melodies with nonsense syllables like be-bop and doo-we-ah
Along the way, you'll learn how this unique African American art form started in New Orleans, and how jazz changed over time as innovative musicians like King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday added their own ideas to it.
Press the buttons to hear the band, the rhythms, and the singer calling out: "OH WHEN THE SAINTS--oh when the saints..."