Section Title Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra

real learning intelligent students creative teachers 04 05 Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Education trumpet TEACHER RESOURCE GUIDE Youth Youth About UMS UMS gratefully acknowledges the fol- One of the oldest performing arts presenters in the lowing corporations, foundations and country, UMS serves diverse audiences through multi- government agencies for their gener- disciplinary performing arts programs in three distinct ous support of the UMS Youth Educa- but interrelated areas: presentation, creation, and tion Program: education. Ford Motor Company With a program steeped in music, dance, and the- Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural ater, UMS hosts approximately 80 performances and 150 free educational activities each season. UMS Affairs also commissions new work, sponsors artist residen- University of Michigan cies, and organizes collaborative projects with local, Association of Performing Arts Presenters national, and international partners. Arts Partners Program Arts Midwest While proudly affiliated with the University of Michi- Borders Group gan and housed on the Ann Arbor campus, UMS is Chelsea Flowers a separate not-for-profit organization that supports Community Foundation for itself from ticket sales, grants, contributions, and Southeastern Michigan endowment income. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Heartland Arts Fund UMS Education and JazzNet MASCO Corporation Audience Development THE MOSAIC FOUNDATION Department (of R. & P. Heydon) Music for Little People UMS’s Education and Audience Development Depart- National Endowment for the Arts ment seeks to deepen the relationship between audi- Office of the Provost, University of Michi- ences and art, as well as to increase the impact that gan the performing arts can have on schools and com- Pfizer Global Research and Development munity. The program seeks to create and present the (Ann Arbor Laboratories) highest quality arts education experience to a broad spectrum of community constituencies, proceeding in The Power Foundation the spirit of partnership and collaboration. Schlanderer and Sons Jeweler Saritski Design The Department coordinates hundreds of events Toyota with over 100 partners that reach more than 50,000 UMS Advisory Committee people annually. It oversees a dynamic, comprehen- Wallace Foundation sive program encompassing workshops, in-school Whitney Fund visits, master classes, lectures, youth and family pro- gramming, teacher professional development workshops, and “meet the artist” opportunities, cultivating new audiences while engaging existing ones. Details about educational events for the 04/05 season are announced a few months prior to each event. To receive information about educational events check out the UMS website at www.ums.org/education. For advance notice of Youth Education events, This Teacher Resource Guide is a product of the University Musical join the UMS Teachers email list by emailng Society’s Youth Education Program. All photos are courtesy of the [email protected]. artists unless otherwise noted. Additional lesson plans are also included from local dance educator Susan Filipiak. UMS Youth Education04/05 Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Friday, September 17, 12 PM Hill Auditorium TEACHER RESOURCE GUIDE Table of Contents Short on Time? About the Performance * 6 Coming to the Show We’ve starred (*) * 7 The Performance at a Glance the most important Lincoln Center Jazz pages. 10 Jazz at Lincoln Center * 12 Wynton Marsalis The Trumpet 14 The History of the Trumpet 16 The Sound of a Trumpet Only Have * 18 Great Trumpet Players in History 15 Minutes? All That Is Jazz 20 The History of Jazz Try pages 26, 53 or 22 The Styles of Jazz 55 * 26 Traditional Instruments of Jazz 27 The Elements of Jazz 29 The History of Swing Lesson Plans 32 Curriculum Connections * 33 Teaching Points 34 Meeting Michigan Standards 36 Lesson One: Melody, Harmony and Rhythm 37 Lesson Two: What is Syncopation? 38 Lesson Three: Appreciating the Performance 39 Lesson Four: Jazz History 40 Jazz History Worksheet 41 Lesson Five: Creating a Timeline 42 Jazz Timeline 43 Jazz Research Guide 44 Lesson Six: Jazz Combinations 45 Jazz Combinations 46 Lesson Seven: Take The Jazz Train... 47 Map of the United States 48 Lesson Eight: Jazz is Storytelling 49 Lesson Nine: Create Your Own UMS 50 The Vocabulary of Jazz 52 Jazz Vocabulary Word-O * 53 Jazz Word Search Puzzle 54 Jazz Word Search Puzzle Solution 55 Pre and Post-Performance Ideas 56 Still More Ideas... Resources * 58 UMS Permission Slip 59 Bibliography/Discography 60 Internet Resources 61 Recommended Materials 62 Community Resources * 64 Using the Resource Disk 65 UMS Youth Education Season 66 Evening Performance/ Teen Ticket 4 | www.ums.org/education 67 How to Contact UMS Photo courtesy of Jazz at Lincoln Center. About the Performance Coming to the Show We want you to enjoy your time in the theater, so here are some tips to make your Youth Performance experience successful and fun! Please review this page prior to attending the performance. Important contact information: 734-615-0122 or [email protected]. NOTE: Please make certain all students are familiar with the information on this page before coming to the performance. Who will meet us when we arrive? After you exit the bus, UMS Education staff and greeters will be outside to meet you. They might have special directions for you, so be listening and follow their directions. They will take you to the theater door, where ushers will meet your group. The greeters know that your group is coming, so there’s no need for you to have tickets. Who will show us where to sit? The ushers will walk your group to its seats. Please take the first seat available. (When everybody’s seated, your teacher will decide if you can rearrange yourselves.) If you need to make a trip to the restroom before the show starts, ask your teacher. How will I know that the show is starting? You will know the show is starting because the lights in the auditorium will get dim, and a member of the UMS Education staff will come out on stage to introduce the performance. What if I get lost? Please ask an usher or a UMS staff member for help. You will recognize these adults because they have name tag stickers or a name tag hanging around their neck. What should I do during the show? Everyone is expected to be a good audience member. This keeps the show fun for everyone. Good audience members... • Are good listeners • Keep their hands and feet to themselves • Do not talk or whisper during the performance • Laugh only at the parts that are funny • Do not eat gum, candy, food or drink in the theater • Stay in their seats during the performance • Do not disturb the people sitting nearby or other schools in attendance How do I show that I liked what I saw and heard? In a musical performance, the musicians and dancers are often greeted with applause when they first appear. It is traditional to applaud at the end of each musical selection, and sometimes after impressive solos. At the end of the show, the performers will bow and be rewarded with your applause. If you really enjoyed the show, give the performers a standing ovation by standing up and clapping during the bows. What do I do after the show ends? Please stay in your seats after the performance ends, even if there are just a few of you in your group. Someone from UMS will come onstage and announce the names of all the schools. When you hear your school’s name called, follow your teachers out of the auditorium, out of the theater and back to your buses. How can I let the performers know what I thought? We want to know what you thought of your experience at a UMS Youth Performance. After the performance, we hope that you will be able to discuss what you saw with your class. Tell us about your experiences in a letter or drawing. Please send your opinions, letters or artwork to: UMS Youth Education Program, 881 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1011. 6 | www.ums.org/education The Performance at a Glance Who is Wynton Marsalis? Wynton Marsalis is one of the most accomplished jazz artists and compos- ers of his generation. In addition to being a distinguished classical musi- cian, Mr. Marsalis has helped propel jazz to the forefront of American culture through his brilliant performances, recordings, compositions, educational efforts, and his vision as Artistic Director of the world-renowned arts organization Jazz at Lincoln Center. Mr. Marsalis’s prominent position in the performing arts was secured in April 1997 when he became the first jazz artist to be awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in music for his work Blood on the Fields. “Jazz is the What is a jazz orchestra? The word “orchestra” comes from the ancient Greek language and was musical originally a word used as a noun to describe the place in a theater where a chorus of actors would sing and dance. But, by the late 17th-century the term had begun to refer to the performers themselves. Today, members interplay on of the jazz orchestra are divided into four sections. These sections are typi- cally woodwinds, strings, brass and percussion. The Lincoln Center Jazz blues-based Orchestra consists of 15 musicians. melodies, What is a rhythm section? The rhythm section of a jazz orchestra usually consists of piano, bass and harmonies, drums. It can also include guitar, vibraphones and other auxiliary percussion instrument. The rhythm section is perhaps the most important ensem- ble in any jazz band because it is responsible for making the band swing. rhythms and The rhythm section can be compared to the heart. We all know that if we lose an arm or a leg the heart will continue to function.

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