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San Jose Jazz in-school workshops bring jazz married with a strong anti-tobacco message to 5,000 children each year. Get Jazzed! was created in partnership with the City of San Jose and its Healthy Neighborhood Venture Fund. This year, San Jose Jazz is expanding Get Jazzed! by adding a cardio-dance variation. Our educators are professional musicians. Through our programs, the children learn music fundamentals, discover jazz, discover improvisation with musicians.
“There is a huge need to bring the value of art to young kids at a critical age. We pick up where schools can’t expose kids to music and the arts. Music is valuable in our society. We plant seeds. But there is a lot more to do!” -Geoff Roach, Executive Director, SJJS
Contact Barbara Christmann, Get Jazzed Program Manager,
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, 408-288-7557 ext.2329 Get Jazzed (grades 3-12)This program includes
• One 50 minute classroom lesson
• One 50 minute interactive jazz workshop, combining 2 or 3 classes
• A strong anti-tobacco component
• Lesson packet and CD for each student Download the Sign Up form here (Word document). Thanks to the Healthy Neighborhood Venture Fund, the Get Jazzed workshops are presented free of charge to all schools within the San Jose Unified District. What they think about "Get Jazzed!"What the teachers think"A wonderful presentation with enthusiastic performers."
"Terrific! Engaging!"
"I was very impressed with Get Jazzed. The program is informative and entertaining; the children are excited about jazz."
"Excellent! I liked the survey as well as the small size of the audience."
"On a scale of 1-10, I would rate it a '10'!"
"Great! Exciting. Approachable and comfortable."
"Fantastic! I liked the smalls groups and coming in advance a couple of days before the performance." What children think“Thank you for teaching us about Jazz. I also learned that cigarettes are really bad for your lungs. I learned that you don’t bet your life on a cigarette!”
“You taught us a lot about music and what happens when we do drugs. I hope you come back to our school to continue playing music.”
“Thank you so much for the AWESOME jazz concert! The CD you gave me is cool…I think Jazz is a hit on my ‘favorite genres’ list of music”
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