Resource: New Orleans Jazz
Media Type:
QuickTime Video
Length: 5m 19s
Size: 15.6 MB
In this video segment from Jazz for Young People: What is New Orleans Jazz?, famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis returns to his hometown of New Orleans with his band to teach kids about jazz music; specifically, the origins of New Orleans jazz. The piece the band plays in this segment is called the “St. Louis Blues.” The "St. Louis Blues" was composed in 1914 by W.C. Handy, who was known as "the Father of the Blues." Although it was composed in the blues style, a form of music that emerged from the spirituals and work songs of African Americans, it is an important song for musicians of jazz. It was also one of the first blues songs to become an American pop song.
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Loading reviews...Teachers' Domain, New Orleans Jazz, published October 9, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.rv.text.neworleanj/
- Frame and Focus
- Follow Up
- Connections
- Standards
Print Frame and FocusThe following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for middle school students using this video in an English language arts or social studies lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.
What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?
Frame (ELA) As readers and viewers, we use personal experiences to form opinions and make judgments about the things we read or view. For example, what kind of music do you like? If you heard music by Mozart, how would you feel about it? Do you think you would enjoy it? Would you have any preconceived feelings or opinions about it based on the kind of music you do enjoy?
Focus (ELA) Listen to the band play the "St. Louis Blues.” Based on your personal experiences or preferences for music, was it what you expected or were you surprised? Describe your reaction.
Frame (SS) What is pop culture? The "St Louis Blues" is a song that ushered in an era from 1918 to 1929 called the "Jazz Age." What were some of the events and trends happening in American pop culture during that time? Who were some of the famous musicians, writers and innovators of that period?
Focus (SS) By listening to the music, try to imagine what the Jazz Age was like. How is the music in the segment different from popular music you hear now? How does music reflect the times?
We assign reference terms to each statement within a standards document and to each media resource, and correlations are based upon matches of these terms for a given grade band. If a particular standards document of interest to you is not displayed yet, it most likely has not yet been processed by ASN or by Teachers' Domain. We will be adding social studies and arts correlations over the coming year, and also will be increasing the specificity of alignment.Source: Jazz at Lincoln Center: "Jazz for Young People: What is New Orleans Jazz?"
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