Teachers, save “Jazz it up! Louis Armstrong: Meet One of…” to assign it to your class.

1. Learn about the creation of Jazz Music by Louis Armstrong and other African American musicians. 2. Click the to watch each video about Jazz, Louis Armstrong, improvisation, and scatting. Notice when you watch the second video when Louis Armstrong scats by singing made up sounds, and when he improvises with his trumpet. Notice when the saxophone player stands up to take a solo. 3. Click 4. Make your own Jazz. You can improvise with hand percussion, on pots and pans or boxes. You can sing by improvising (making up on the spot) sounds with your voice. 5. Use the or to record your music. 6. Click to turn in your work.