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**__Hot Links for Educators!__** 1. Free Improvisation; Life Expression

[] This website addresses the idea of free improvisation through research and piano performance. The idea of free improvisation was integrated into the jazz improvisation lesson with the rhythm activity; experiencing music making in various contexts by responding to themselves and their surroundings; music in relation to self without preparation, design, or method.

2. "C Jam Blues" (1942) by Duke Ellington

[] This is the video used in the beginning of Jacky's improvisation lesson. The structure of this song is perfect for students beginning to understand jazz improvisation. 3. [] This is the lesson plan that inspired Andrew's jazz dance/movement lesson. Arts Edge is a great tool for arts education with a variety of sample lesson plans. The objectives of this particular lesson were to be introduced to jazz dance and music and to learn basic jazz dances. At the end the students created their own cinquain poem inspired by jazz. These poems include descriptive words about jazz.

4. HELPFUL TIPS TO COMBINE MUSIC AND LITERACY/LANGUAGE LEARNING

[] This site helps educators select music that will aid student's literacy development.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Developing Improvisation in General Music Classes

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This article, "Developing Improvisation in General Music Classes," by Timothy S. Brothy, discusses the importance and ways of including improvisation within the general music classroom. It has steps and activities that will help explore students' creativity.

<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">6. <span style="color: #00ffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Music and Literacy

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This website discusses the role of music in literacy learning and how the two connect. One concept we found interesting is how music facilitates the rhythm of spoken language.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Literacy Skills in Music Class: Tool for Preservice Teacher Growth

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">This PDF is about research on the effectiveness of literacy within music and has a brief history of how these two came together. The research shows that literacy within music has a positive effect with both and shows this through lessons taught. We found this interesting because it explains how and why teaching literacy and music together started.

<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;">8. <span style="color: #ac00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">ImproviseJazz.com

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students and teachers can use this website to be introduced to the different jazz instruments. The link also includes accessible jazz tunes that can help students to learn the jazz styles. Inside this website there is an education tools link that opens up even more resources for the teachers including free staff paper, practice suggestions, and many more!

9. <span style="color: #8cb12f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">1920's Charleston

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This YouTube video was a part of Andy's lesson about movement to demonstrate the famous "Charleston" dance! Just watching this video as an introduction to the lesson can be an exciting way to get students engaged in the material.

10. <span style="color: #2dbe8b; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Harvard Arts Blog

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This was a blessing to find! Harvard's Arts Blog demonstrated how to connect metaphors to music in a sophisticated way that is recommended for educators. Musicians in general can use this to learn about how music evokes a physical response in their performances. This specific blog talks about Wynton Marsalis and his experience with jazz.