Building Blocks of Jazz – Saxophone
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Grades: 5 - 12
Video Description: Much of the saxophone music we hear in jazz is played on the tenor sax, yet there are a wide array of saxophones. In this installment of Building Blocks of Jazz Phil Dunlap and his guest Andy Ament discuss the history and variety of this classic instrument and how it works.
Type of Video: Topical*
Unique Video ID: Jazz-12**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- View the video as part of your study of music to help students understand the saxophone as an instrument, what it can do, and how to play it.
- After learning a bit about famous saxophonist Charlie Parker in the video, have students do additional research on him or other famous/well respected saxophonists and find music of theirs to listen to and share with the class.
*Topical videos are filmed on location in the classroom/workspace/laboratory, in studio, or a combination of both to explain and/or demonstrate specific concepts, events, topics, or processes.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
