Grades K-3 will listen to the book “The Jazz Fly”, then will create their own class poem using scat and jazz poetry techniques. Grades 4-12 will read jazz poetry by writers such as Langston Hughes, will listen to jazz music, and will compose their own poems.
This program meets standards in 21st Century Skills, Communication, Critical Thinking, Language Arts, Life Skills, Listening & Speaking, Poetry, Social Studies, Teamwork, and U.S. History & Culture.
30 students per workshop unless otherwise noted.
300 students per performance unless otherwise noted.
Double: Two performances, one right after the other.
Subsequent: Additional sessions on the same day in the same location.
45 minutes per workshops unless otherwise noted.
45 minutes per performances unless otherwise noted.
Arts for Learning is a not-for-profit organization. All of our artists are professional teaching artists who are paid for their time and talents.
The fees listed in this catalog represent approximately half of the actual cost of producing and delivering these programs to our community. These fees are subsidized through fundraising, grants, and donations and with support from many organizations, corporations and individuals.