| Content Provider | RoundTrips | ||||||||||||||||
| Contact Information | Tim Gore roundtrips@clayton.k12.mo.us School District of Clayton #2 Mark Twain Circle Clayton, MO 63105 United States Phone: (314) 773-6934 | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Type | Individual Program | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | ||||||||||||||||
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maximum Number of Participants | For optimum interactivity, we recommend no more than two classes combined. | ||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Number of Participants | There is no minimum number required for participation. | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Disciplines | Career Education, Fine Arts, Performing Arts, Music | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Description | What does it mean to be a professional musician? How do you put a music group together and stay together? What are the struggles, the excitements, the ups, the downs? What’s the process used to compose your own music and to create unique cover versions of other musicians’ work? How do you determine what techniques and instrumentations work best? Join The Bad Plus as they perform samples of their unique style of jazz music. Explore the creative process of composition and performance. Consider the concepts of technique, theme and improvisation. Ask about training, instrumentation and building a career as a professional musician. Learn about the cultural significance of jazz and enjoy the music! Cost for the program is FREE. | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Format | The videoconference program will consist of the following segments: 1. Welcome and Introduction—Student groups and experts will be introduced and welcomed to the program. 2. Music Performance and Discussion—The musicians of The Bad Plus will play examples of their composition and answer student questions as we discuss the following major topics: a. The Creative Process—How was the concept for the group created? How do they compose their original compositions and unique covers of other musicians’ works? b. Technique, Theme and Improvisation—How are these three concepts integrated into jazz music? c. Training, Instrumentation and Building a Career—What does it mean to be a professional musician? How does one get there? How does one stay there? 3. Closing Segment--Including summary of topics discussed and final questions from students. | ||||||||||||||||
| Objectives | 1. The participant will explore the nature of the creative process and how to apply that process to their interests in music and other aspects of their life. 2. The participant will learn about techniques and instrumentation used in jazz music and hear and see examples of those techniques and instrumentations in practice. 3. The participant will gain a greater understanding of the impact and influence of jazz music in American culture and what it means to be a professional jazz musician. | ||||||||||||||||
| National Standards to which this program aligns | Featured National Standards (Music Education): • Content Standard 6 – Listening to, analyzing and describing music • Content Standard 7 – Evaluating music and music performances • Content Standard 8 – Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts • Content Standard 9 – Understanding music in relation to history and culture | ||||||||||||||||
| State/Regional Standards to which this program aligns | Featured State Standards (Missouri): Schools from across the country are invited to join in the program. Missouri state standards are provided for Missouri schools since partial funding for this program comes from various Missouri organizations. Missouri Show-Me Performance (Process) Standards • 1.5 comprehend and evaluate written, visual and oral presentations and works • 1.9 identify, analyze and compare the institutions, traditions and art forms of past and present societies • 1.10 apply acquired information, ideas and skills to different contexts as students, workers, citizens and consumers • 2.3 exchange information, questions and ideas while recognizing the perspectives of others • 2.4 present perceptions and ideas regarding works of the arts, humanities and sciences • 2.7 use technological tools to exchange information and ideas Missouri Show-Me Knowledge (Content) Standards • SS2 continuity and change in the history of Missouri, the United States and the World • SS5 the major elements of geographical study and analysis (such as location, place, movement, regions) and their relationships to changes in society and environment • SS6 relationships of the individual and groups to institutions and cultural traditions • CA 5 comprehending and evaluating the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations (such as story-telling, debates, lectures, multi-media productions) • CA6 participating in formal and informal presentations and discussions of issues and ideas • CA7 identifying and evaluating relationships between language and culture • FA1 process and techniques for the production, exhibition or performance of one or more of the visual or performed arts • FA2 the principles and elements of different art forms • FA3 the vocabulary to explain perceptions about and evaluations of works in dance, music, theater and visual arts • FA4 interrelationships of visual and performing arts and the relationships of the arts to other disciplines • FA5 visual and performing arts in historical and cultural contexts | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Length | 60 minutes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees | Interactive Cost: $0.00 View Only Cost: $0.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Program Fee Notes | There is NO CHARGE for this program. | ||||||||||||||||
| Cancellation Policy | Since there may well be a waiting list for interactive participation, we ask that you let us know of your need to cancel as soon as you know. | ||||||||||||||||
| Is recording allowed? | No | ||||||||||||||||
| The Provider broadcasts over | IP Internet 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | This program will be bridged through our state bridging agency, MOREnet. When you register for the program, please include the IP address of the VC unit you’ll be using to connect to the program. This information is needed to send to MOREnet to arrange your test call with them prior to the program. A validation test call MUST be made unless you have already connected with us this school year using the same IP you are using to connect to this program. As part of the confirmation you’ll receive after we get your registration and IP information, we’ll send you the details for the test call with MOREnet. | ||||||||||||||||
