1. ©Beth Hammett Let’s All Sing the Blues Working with Patterns in Writing Scat Meets ELA CCSS

2. A new music language Began in 1800s in the South Genre Collection of unique sounds Religious & Soulful Music What is blues/jazz? Foundation of American popular music Attitude toward playing music ©Beth Hammett

3. Who are the Blues/Jazz Greats?  BB King  Billie Holiday  Count Basie  Dizzy Gillespie  Duke Ellington  Ella Fitzgerald  Jelly Roll Morton  John Coltrane  Louis Armstrong  Miles Davis  Ray Charles  Others? ©Beth Hammett Activity: In small groups, choose one of the above greats. Create a 3-5 minute presentation about the blues/jazz icon. State facts and use one song sample.

4. Ray Charles Sept 23, 1930-June 10, 2004 Hits include:  I’ve Got a Woman (1955)  What’d I Say (1959)  Night Time is the Right Time (1959)  Georgia on My Mind (1960)  Hit the Road Jack (1961)  America the Beautiful (1972)  A Song for You (1993) http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=public+domain+picture+of+ray+charles&e i=UTF-8&fr=w3i&type=W3i_DS,157,0_0,Search,20130207,19626,0,64,6477 ©Beth Hammett

5. What is included in Jazz lyrics? 1. Patterns or Repetition Using the same words over and over “Hit the road, Jack” “No more, no more, no more…” 2. Slang WhadchaJou Ain’tGonna Don’tchaGotsa 3. Your own language of sounds called “Scat” Za Zee Zay Za-baza, Boo-zaba, Zee-zah Ro-ni ©Beth Hammett

6. Let’s try writing Scat! Find a topic… Use Repetition Use Slang Make Sounds Use Tones ©Beth Hammett