All That Jazz Curriculum and Student Concert

All That Jazz 4th Grade Curriculum

The 18-piece Columbus Jazz Orchestra introduces the magic of jazz in a concert tailored especially for 4th and 5th grade students. The CJO will play big band jazz standards and demonstrate elements of jazz in a lively and interactive concert. The historic Southern Theatre serves as the perfect venue for this special performance, giving students a unique concert experience like no other! Our goal is to serve over 5,000 4th grade students in the Columbus metropolitan area with this program as they prepare to choose their own musical instrument in the coming years. 

Prior to the concert, each teacher will receive interactive curriculum materials, including slides, videos, and audio recordings. Topics will include:

  • Birth of Jazz
  • The Blues
  • Improvisation
  • Swing
  • The Jazz Orchestra
  • Bebop and Latin Jazz

Program Sponsor:

Grange Insurance

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

This year’s All That Jazz concert dates are:

December 5, 2024: 10:15am and 12:30pm
December 6, 2024: 10:15am and 12:30pm
February 13, 2025: 10:15am
February 14. 2025: 10:15am and 12:30pm

NEW! For districts outside of Columbus City Schools: We have opened up additional ticket inventory for our seven CCS All That Jazz concerts, to provide more date options to our suburb district partners! Tickets are $7.50 each. To register for the program, fill out the registration form below:

*Please note: Your preferred date/time is not guaranteed. However, every effort will be made to accommodate date/time requests* 

SUBURB DISTRICT REGISTRATION FORM

For Columbus City Schools, follow the procedure below:

Key Contacts:

Any questions related to the ATJ program or curriculum should be directed to Savannah Gonsoulin (sgonsoulin@jazzartsgroup.org)

Questions related to field trip scheduling or administrator approval should be directed to Alex Gerhard  (agerhard@columbus.k12.oh.us)

Step 1: Secure written approval from your school administrator to attend an All That Jazz Concert, then forward approval to  agerhard@columbus.k12.oh.us. 

Step 2: Fill out the registration form below to select your first, second, and third date options:

* You MUST have approval from your school administrator to complete this step. Scheduling cannot occur without this form*

CCS REGISTRATION FORM

Step 3: Follow THIS LINK to access the digital folder which contains the updated Google slides, a teacher curriculum guide, playlists, and a Know Before You Go document to help prepare your students for the field trip concert experience.

Step 4: You and your school administrator will receive an email confirmation from Unified Arts confirming your scheduled field trip date/time.