Jazz
chants
- What are Jazz chants?
Jazz Chants are snappy, rhythmical poems and rhymes that can be said with a swinging
rhythm, something similar to rap.
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Who is considered the creator?
Carolyn Graham
- Who is she?
She is the author of a
lot of English Language Teaching books and also the head of develop the
technique of jazz chanting through her
own experience.
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How can we create a
useful and real jazz chant?
To create a Jazz Chant
you have to follow some steps:
1.
Pick a topic, as food, clothes, sports, parts of
the body…
2.
Write down ten words, related with the topic you choose
before.
3.
Separate words by syllables according to the sounds.
4.
Now…You are ready!
Example:
Le-mon (2 syllables)
Ba-na-na (3 syllables)
Apple (1 syllable)
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These are some of the examples of Jazz chants:
In my opinion, Jazz Chants are a very successfully way
to teach children something. Why? Because
through it, the children can learn easily the contents in a funny and
entertaining way. Jazz Chant can be so useful like a working tool for the
teachers because if the students are motivated, the work of the teachers is
easier. And also, the teachers have fun with their students.
What do you think about Jazz chants? Do you agree with
me?
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