IN THE AMERICAN SOUTH Building on Call and Response music we will move on to demonstrate "THE BLUES." The Blues is really a story song about what you feel. This personal style allows students to sing about their own moods and emotions. At the same time they will learn about the "VOICES" of individual musical instruments and how they sound in a group and ENSEMBLE. the 12 bar blues is a simple introduction to musical FORM.

Journeying through New Orleans, students are introduced to a Mardi Gras "ROMP." Jazz is presented in many ways in this part of the country - at parties, for entertainment, even at funerals where songs like "When the Saints Go Marching In," celebrate the continuation of life. The conversations this time will be spontaneous, with the children imitating various instruments with their voices. They can talk to each other with these instruments and, by doing so, learn what IMPROVISATION is all about and why it is so important in jazz.

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