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Music
Helen Dixon MA, BA (Humanities), BS (English Ed.)
Let's Jazz Things Up!: The Jazz Music of the Harlem Renaissance (Ages 11-14)
A one-time class about the jazz music of the Harlem Renaissance, a flowering of the arts centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the 1920s and 30s.
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55 minutes
per class
Meets once
11-14
year olds
1-6
learners per class
per learner
How does a “One-Time” class work?
Meets once at a scheduled time
Live video chat, recorded and monitored for safety and quality
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Description
Class Experience
The learner will gain an understanding of the Harlem Renaissance, early jazz, and the jazz of the Harlem Renaissance specifically.
I have taught the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance in middle school and high school settings, so I know this movement well. I have never taught the jazz of this movement, but I have extensive education in music (one of my emphases in my Humanities degrees and as a result of personal instrument lessons) and have taught music, including jazz, at the university level. I feel confident that I will be able to adjust the music to the right level for middle school, especially since we won't cover the really technical aspects of jazz, given the non-musicians in the class. I love listening to jazz and have enjoyed listening to and analyzing early jazz lately. Additionally, I have taught Humanities, history, and ESL courses (both high school and university levels) in which we discussed the rights of minority groups. I teach classes that are inclusive.
none
Pen/pencil and paper.
The class will include formative assessments (thumbs up, thumbs down, flash of five).
55 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.
The class will include discussions of black American rights, which for some parents may be a sensitive topic. We will downplay political aspects and focus more on the music.
I have consulted or plan to use selections from the following in a slide presentation: All media are copyright-free.
Books Consulted
America's Musical Landscape (Jean Ferris)
Listen (Joseph Kerman)
Encore! A Guide to Enjoying Music (Jack Boyd)
Selected Poems of Langston Hughes (Vintage)
Websites Consulted
jazzinamerica.org
nationalhumanitiescenter.org
ushistory.org
https://jazzfuel.com/harlem-renaissance-songs/
nationalbluesmuseum.org
history.com
YouTube (clips from a selection of the following)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX8HhdRUFe0 Scott Joplin Maple Leaf Rag
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEm5CRI2Gow&t=178s Bessie Smith Spider Man Blues /Put it Right Here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIRX4yeySIg Louis Armstrong Basin Street Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsXsBDx2moU&t=417s Cab Calloway
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUxrpPv3A60 Ella Fitzgerald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myRc-3oF1d0 Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW68aoblELM Fats Waller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9LUg-UJVc4 Eubie Blake Shuffle Along
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZKWXG94KE0 St. Louis Blues with sheet music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSxTHSuA1_E&t=122s Duke Ellington and Orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GATT4uEnGRw Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong You Can’t Lose a Broken Heart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x02lJ023tJ4 Duke Ellington and Orchestra “Take The 'A' Train”
Music recording clips taken from Internet Archive (a selection)
Maple Leaf Rag Scott Joplin/Ethel Smith
Alligator Crawl Fats Waller
Don't Be That Way Benny Goodman Orchestra
Don't Be That Way Chick Webb Orchestra
Passionette Will ('The Lion') Smith
My Sweetie Went Away Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
Rosetta Art Art Tatum
Spider Man Blues Bessie Smith
Teacher
Helen Dixon MA, BA (Humanities), BS (English Ed.)Humanities, English, and German Teacher
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Lives in the
United States4 total reviews
6 completed classes
About Me
Back when I was doing my undergraduate degree in Humanities and getting secondary teaching minors in English and German, people used to ask me what I was going to do with a bachelor's in Humanities. I was completely truthful when I asked, "What...