-Titulo Original : Welcome To Jazz A Swing-along Celebration Of America’s Music, Featuring “when The Saints Go Marching In”
-Fabricante :
Workman Publishing Company
-Descripcion Original:
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…” Review 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 persons journey into the wonders of jazz. Carolyn Sloans 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 About the Author Carolyn Sloan is a music educator at the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, New York, and the author of Finding Your Voice: A Practical and Spiritual Approach to Singing and Living. A songwriter and musician, she has been writing music for theater, television, and children for the past 20 years. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.
-Fabricante :
Workman Publishing Company
-Descripcion Original:
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…” Review 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 persons journey into the wonders of jazz. Carolyn Sloans 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 About the Author Carolyn Sloan is a music educator at the Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn, New York, and the author of Finding Your Voice: A Practical and Spiritual Approach to Singing and Living. A songwriter and musician, she has been writing music for theater, television, and children for the past 20 years. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.





