1. General Music Project
By: Mrs. Marone

2. Congratulations!
You have just won
the MTV trip to
Japan.

3. Materials Needed
 Worksheet
 Rubric

4.  Worksheet Steps
Explained

5.  Rubric Steps
Explained

6. Worksheet
Step 1
 Visit the following sites
and listen to different
Jazz. genres. Select one
piece to explore.
 Document the song on the
worksheet.
http://www.jazzinamerica.org/JazzResources/Audio or
http://www.neajazzintheschools.org/listen/index.php?uv=s

7.  Identify the Jazz artist singing
the song.
 Using the websites below,
indentify 3 important
contributions this artist has made
to music.
http://www.jazzinamerica.org/JazzResources/Musicians or
http://www.neajazzintheschools.org/artists/index.php?uv=s
Hint: Share your facts as a group and decide which are the most important facts about
this artist.

8.  Visit the following sites to collect
information about the Jazz genre.
 Explain how any three elements
of music are used with this Jazz
genre. Relate it to the original
piece you selected.
http://www.neajazzintheschools.org/lesson2/index.php?uv=s or
http://www.neajazzintheschools.org/lesson3/index.php?uv=s or
http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/barryjanzen/502/start.html

9. Poster Planning
 Print Pictures
 Label Items
 Add Facts

10. Presentation Suggestions
 Include All Students
 Use Strong Voices
 Demonstrate Creativity
 Include a Poster and Music

11. Review the rubric
before handing in
your work.

12. Additional Resources
 Google Translate at
https://translate.google.com/#es/en/
 Classroom Web Site at
http://www.classroomupdate.com/sites/lmarone/
 Jazz genres website in Spanish at
http://www.apoloybaco.com/jazz/index.php?
option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid
=54
 Jazz artist website in Spanish at
http://www.taringa.net/posts/info/1009798/Los-
mejores-trompetistas-del-jazz.html