This book is a great way to introduce young kids to concepts of jazz music. To really help students learn, it includes 12 sound clips to feature instruments and sounds from jazz. It talks about the history of this African American art form that started in New Orleans, and touches on several of the big jazz greats.
The book is designed for early elementary grades, and is appropriate for home use, or to have in a school library (as long as the sound effects are used appropriately.
Carolyn Sloan is a music educator at the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, New York, and the author of Finding Your Voice: A Practical and Spiritual Approach to Singing and Living. A songwriter and musician, she has been writing music for theater, television, and children for the past 20 years. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.
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