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[Dodgy Al]

During my high school summer camp this year I tried to teach a series of jazz chants. Unfortunately they didn’t go down too well. My plan was to focus on a different area for each chant. In one I would look at the vocabulary, in another I would look at stress patterns. There was a definite lack of enthusiasm amongst the small group - perhaps because I was not entirely confident about using them, or perhaps there were just too many inhibitions floating around the room (both mine and my students). After two attempts, I decided to scrap the idea, and used other materials instead.

Undaunted by this experience, and having recently been given the freedom to teach what I want, I have decided to try again. I am attempting this with my grade 2 high school students – average 30 students per class. I would like to be a little more prepared this time, so am seeking your advice.

Do you have any experience using jazz chants? What methods worked well for you? And what totally bombed?

Thanks all

[tfunk]

Bump. What opinion do people have of Jazz Chants?

I'm interested in using Jazz Chants

[Goku]

It only works if you sync it up with Jazz hands and a top hat.

Seriously,
Kids dislike anything that isn't pop candy flavored.
Especilaly music.
Which makes the failure trying it, ever so more apparent.

I tried showing my kids a Sting video.
That blew over like a polar bear in a sauna.

High School student's interests are pretty bland.
Give them a mirror with some english words on it, they'll stare at it for hours.

So in sumation of my highly scientific and reasoned arguements,

Try to find some Big Bang songs.

[tfunk]

Hmmm. 'Jazz Chants' is the title of a book series.

Edit: Hmmm. Apparently the OP was referring to musical Jazz Chants. My misinterpretation.

Has anybody used the book?

[Fishead soup]

Jazz chants are just choral repetition(Audio Lingual approach) with clapping and a cool beat added. I would use it sparingly with Elemenatary to first grade middle school students