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Welcome to Jazz

A Swing-Along Celebration of America's Music, Featuring ?When the Saints Go Marching In?

October 15, 2019 | Children's hardcover
ISBN: 9781523506880
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Description

AN INTERACTIVE, SWING-ALONG PICTURE BOOK--WITH 12 SOUND CHIPS!
 

 Are you ready to swing? Discover the wonders of jazz: How to get in the groove, what it means to play a solo, and the joy of singing along in a call-and-response.
 
In this interactive swing-along picture book with 12 sound chips, you'll hear the instruments of jazz--the rhythm section with its banjo, drums, and tuba, and the leads, like the clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. And you'll hear singers scat, improvising melodies with nonsense syllables like be-bop and doo-we-ah!
 
Along the way, you'll learn how this unique African American art form started in New Orleans, and how jazz changed over time as innovative musicians like King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday added their own ideas to it. 
 
Press the buttons to hear the band, the rhythms, and the singer calling out: "OH WHEN THE SAINTS--oh when the saints..."

About this Author

Carolyn Sloan is the author of Welcome to the Symphony and Welcome to Jazz. A music educator, songwriter, and musician, she writes music for theater, television, and children. She the founder of a new online education company, TeachMe TV.  She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family. 

ISBN: 9781523506880
Format: Children's hardcover
Pages: 32
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: 2019-10-15

Reviews

"A swinging invitation to get into the groove." --Kirkus Reviews

". . . a five-star performance from start to finish." --BookPage

"Welcome to Jazz is a perfect entree for a young person's journey into the wonders of jazz. Carolyn Sloan's insightfulness into the basics--rhythm, sound, improvisation--makes concepts clear while providing a fun and exciting adventure into the exploration of the art form. Highly recommended for children of all ages."
--Justin DiCiccio, jazz performer, composer, pedagogue, and Associate Dean/Chair Emeritus of The Manhattan School of Music's Jazz Arts Program

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