Gr 6 Jazz Music WebQuest

Created by Mrs. Finnie

Once upon a time, jazz was the most popular music. Millions of regular folks danced to it, and millions more made it the soundtrack of their everyday lives. So what changed? Throughout the quest you will explore the history of jazz music, its culture, language and its sounds to understand why it was so popular. At the end of this quest you will be asked to reflect on one piece of music that you think made it so popular and that you enjoyed the most. Task The Jazz board of Ontario is looking for one song that best represents jazz musicians and the culture of jazz. The song and explanation chosen will be awarded free tickets to meet some local jazz musicians and attend a jazz concert at the CBC studio. Your task is to understand some of the important features of jazz music, its language and some of its most popular musicians. You will then choose a song that you think best represents jazz as a whole and provide a description why you chose the song. Process and Resources A. What is jazz? http://www.soyouwanna.com/soyouwanna-learn-jazz-1581.html http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5 60&Itemid=89 Click on the two links above and write a 10 point explanation on the most important things that makes up jazz.

B. Click on the link http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa040500a.htm and click on How to listen to jazz . Make a list of suggestions on how to listen to jazz below.

C. Create a list of commonly used jazz instruments below from the link below. Give one reason each instrument works for jazz music. http://www.summerjazz.net/jazz-music/list-common-jazz-instruments.php

With the information you just learned about how to listen to jazz music and the common instruments youll hear, you will complete the next 4 activities. Be sure to use your guide from section B when listening to all the different jazz songs. Have fun and dont forget to star your favourites.
D. Click on the link below and listen to Ellas singing Class. Click on the blue PLAY button to listen to the songs and complete 2 of the 4 activities on paper. http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8 9&Itemid=79

E. Click on the link below to bring you to Dukes Music Class. Complete the activity in Story One. http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8 5&Itemid=75

F. Click on Louis Music Class link below. Listen to all 4 songs on this page. While youre listening to each song, list all the instruments you hear in all the songs. http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9 7&Itemid=83 Jazz instrument list: 1. West End Blues:

2. Potato Head Blues:

3. Heebie Jeebies:

4. What a Wonderful World:

G. Click on the link below to take you to Bennys Music Class. Listen to all four Stories of music. Complete the activity for Story 4 on paper. http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1 01&Itemid=87

Conclusion Now that you have heard a large variety of some of the most popular jazz music, you will have to choose one song that you think best represents the culture of jazz. Once you have chosen your song, write a persuasive paragraph (5-8 sentences) about why you this song is the best for CBC.

Here is a list of songs http://www.smithsonianjazz.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1 04:groovin-to-jazz-8-13&catid=10&Itemid=96 from which you can listen to along with the ones from activities A-G.

When your activity is complete you can visit these sites for some extra fun learning. http://www.ehow.com/facts_5125281_information-jazz-music.html http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112733/HistoryJazz/default.htm

Developed by Mrs. Finnie, froesee@gmail.com. This template is based on Bernie Dodge's WebQuest ideas.