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May 7, 2019
Our favorite class yet! Amazing music for both parents and tots - super engaging and really a lovely way to spend a Saturday morning!
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WeBop - Hipsters (Adult + Child Ages 8 - 15 Months/Non-walkers)
Jazz at Lincoln Center
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About
Jazz at Lincoln Center is dedicated to inspiring and growing audiences for jazz and offers a variety of classes for children and parents.
WeBop is Jazz at Lincoln Center’s award-winning early-childhood jazz education program for children ages eight months to five years, which invites families to stomp, strut, and swing to the joyous rhythms of jazz!
The WeBop curriculum combines early childhood developmentally appropriate practices and jazz pedagogy to provide musically authentic experiences. Like jazz musicians, WeBoppers move freely within a commonly understood structure, an environment that encourages all to participate in an improvisatory spirit, each contributing in their own way to create a unique ensemble.
These 45-minute classes are structured as a child-adult dyad, with participation from both child and adult, and offer a creative outlet for families to explore jazz through movement, songs, storytelling, and play. During Fall, Winter and Spring, WeBop is organized in 8-week terms, and each class is led by an instructor with the support from a piano accompanist, with two band weeks at week 4 and week 8. Classes incorporate both live and recorded music that provide opportunities to explore jazz through movement, songs, storytelling and playing small percussion instruments. In addition to these activities, guest musicians visit the class twice per term (weeks 4 and 8) to introduce families to a live jazz band, reinforcing the repertoire and concepts learned in class. We offer 4 different thematic terms where families will learn about the core concepts, instruments, styles, and great performers of jazz. Summer terms are 4 weeks long.
Check out our website for more information: https://academy.jazz.org/webop/
“Jazz Heroes” January 20 – March 15, 2020.
This winter, over the course of this interactive eight-week term, we look forward to exploring the lively personalities and swingin’ music of Jazz Heroes such as Louis Armstrong, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald, and many more! Together, we’ll take giant steps, discover our own style, make music with our friends, and so much more!
Please note: While several DOE holidays will occur during our Winter term, our class schedule will not be affected. If you have any concerns regarding travel plans or any other complications with your schedule for the Winter term, please email us at webop@jazz.org.
Week 1: Louis Armstrong (Jan 20 – Jan 26)
Week 2: Ella Fitzgerald (Jan 27 – Feb 2)
Week 3: Duke Ellington (Feb 3 – Feb 9)
Week 4: Band Week 1! (Feb 10 – Feb 16)
Week 5: Mingus (Feb 17 – Feb 23)
Week 6: Coltrane (Feb 24 – Mar 1)
Week 7: Monk (Mar 2 – Mar 8)
Week 8: Band Week 2! (Mar 9 – Mar 15)
Not sure how to find us?: Enter on the corner of West 60th street and Broadway, take the JAZZ elevators to the 5th floor. Take a left off the elevator to enter the Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC). Classes will be held in the Louis Armstrong and E.J. Noble classrooms, which are the first and second rooms on your right, past Dizzy’s Club. We’re looking forward to seeing you at WeBop soon!
WeBop is Jazz at Lincoln Center’s award-winning early-childhood jazz education program for children ages eight months to five years, which invites families to stomp, strut, and swing to the joyous rhythms of jazz!
The WeBop curriculum combines early childhood developmentally appropriate practices and jazz pedagogy to provide musically authentic experiences. Like jazz musicians, WeBoppers move freely within a commonly understood structure, an environment that encourages all to participate in an improvisatory spirit, each contributing in their own way to create a unique ensemble.
These 45-minute classes are structured as a child-adult dyad, with participation from both child and adult, and offer a creative outlet for families to explore jazz through movement, songs, storytelling, and play. During Fall, Winter and Spring, WeBop is organized in 8-week terms, and each class is led by an instructor with the support from a piano accompanist, with two band weeks at week 4 and week 8. Classes incorporate both live and recorded music that provide opportunities to explore jazz through movement, songs, storytelling and playing small percussion instruments. In addition to these activities, guest musicians visit the class twice per term (weeks 4 and 8) to introduce families to a live jazz band, reinforcing the repertoire and concepts learned in class. We offer 4 different thematic terms where families will learn about the core concepts, instruments, styles, and great performers of jazz. Summer terms are 4 weeks long.
Check out our website for more information: https://academy.jazz.org/webop/
“Jazz Heroes” January 20 – March 15, 2020.
This winter, over the course of this interactive eight-week term, we look forward to exploring the lively personalities and swingin’ music of Jazz Heroes such as Louis Armstrong, Charles Mingus, Ella Fitzgerald, and many more! Together, we’ll take giant steps, discover our own style, make music with our friends, and so much more!
Please note: While several DOE holidays will occur during our Winter term, our class schedule will not be affected. If you have any concerns regarding travel plans or any other complications with your schedule for the Winter term, please email us at webop@jazz.org.
Week 1: Louis Armstrong (Jan 20 – Jan 26)
Week 2: Ella Fitzgerald (Jan 27 – Feb 2)
Week 3: Duke Ellington (Feb 3 – Feb 9)
Week 4: Band Week 1! (Feb 10 – Feb 16)
Week 5: Mingus (Feb 17 – Feb 23)
Week 6: Coltrane (Feb 24 – Mar 1)
Week 7: Monk (Mar 2 – Mar 8)
Week 8: Band Week 2! (Mar 9 – Mar 15)
Not sure how to find us?: Enter on the corner of West 60th street and Broadway, take the JAZZ elevators to the 5th floor. Take a left off the elevator to enter the Irene Diamond Education Center (IDEC). Classes will be held in the Louis Armstrong and E.J. Noble classrooms, which are the first and second rooms on your right, past Dizzy’s Club. We’re looking forward to seeing you at WeBop soon!
When to arrive:
15 min before. Arriving before class time is very important, it allows children the opportunity to adapt to a new environment. Additionally, parents can be informed about class dynamics and what to expect in this early childhood jazz class.
Additional details:
This class is for children ages 8 - 15 months only. If a booking is made for a child outside the age range, it will be automatically cancelled. All WeBop classes are child and adult participation classes. WeBop is not a drop-off toddler program. Our music activities are designed to incorporate active participation of both adult and child, allowing for a deepened learning experience through children and caregivers both embodying the concept of the lesson and making music together. Our curriculum is designed to speak both to children and adults, introducing both to the lessons of this uniquely American art form, and encouraging families to take what they’ve learned in class and apply it at home. Because of this, we kindly request that adult attendees remain actively engaged alongside their children, and refrain from using cell phones in class.
Cancellation policy:
72 hours in advance
Caregiver required:
Yes
Upcoming Schedule for WeBop - Hipsters (Adult + Child Ages 8 - 15 Months/Non-walkers)
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3 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019
Hell's Kitchen
(212) 258-9922
About
Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City, is a music center dedicated to inspiring and growing audiences for jazz. Besides hosting performances of some of the world's greatest jazz musicians, Jazz at Lincoln Center also offers a variety of music classes for children and parents in a program known as Jazz Academy. WeBop, a parent & me early-childhood music education program within Jazz Academy, is where your littles will feel most at home. Kids ages eight months to five years old will learn the core concepts, instruments, styles and great performers of jazz through songs, storytelling and even playing small percussion instruments. Guest musicians will also visit for special performances!
