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Title:Now's the Time : Teaching Jazz To All Ages: 2nd Edition
Author:Doug Goodkin
ISBN:0977371212 : 9780977371211
Illustrations:b/w photos & illus
Format:Paperback
Size:225x310mm
Pages:354
Weight: .96 Kg.
Published:Midpoint Trade Books (Pentatonic Press) - January 2004
List Price: 23.5 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Teaching of a specific subject


This one-of-a-kind book combines practice, theory, aesthetics, history and a proven pedagogy in leading both children and adults in the joys of jazz. It features 70 activities for teachers to do with children based on the Orff approach to music education, a clear developmental sequence and a thorough analysis of the basics of the blues, jazz standards and improvisation. Activities are applicable to preschool, elementary and middle school students and adaptable to any age. They include games, speech, body percussion, movement, songs and arrangements for Orff instruments of classic jazz tunes. Included also is a Middle School curriculum with examples of children's work.