Global Music and JazzJazz Music is an original American art form that incorporates music from many different cultures. It has become an international music, which can be heard in most countries around the world, performed by musicians from those countries as well as American musicians. This assignment is a research and writing assignment that asks you to write about a contemporary International Jazz musician/group (a musician or group that comes from a country other than the USA) or an International jazz “scene” such as a famous International jazz festival like the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, or the jazz scene found in an international metropolitan area such as Paris, London, Cape Town or Tokyo – writing about how Jazz has become part of the “scene” in those places – important venues: jazz clubs, concert houses, jazz societies, and important musicians from the “scene”. This paper is to be about the current Jazz scene or artist/group, you need to document Jazz music that is going on NOW, within the last 5 years. Your paper can discuss important background issues to support your ideas, but your subject is an International Jazz artist or Jazz scene that is currently active.There are many interesting topics that fall under this umbrella. Many international jazz musicians combine music from their own country or region with existing jazz musical ideas to create a new jazz sound. Other international jazz musicians are dedicated to playing very traditional styles of jazz. Many came to the US to study jazz music and apprentice with American jazz masters.If you choose to write about an artist/group, you will need to find artists/groups that are living and practicing the music in an International location. Some will still perform I the US, (and around the world) while basing their careers outside the US, often in their home countries or regions. It is important that the topic you choose has enough information about the international aspects of the musician/group or jazz scene to support a research paper. The assignment is about a “contemporary” artist or scene – meaning that the artists or scene are currently active, with the paper including recent activity – recordings, concerts, etc.. Historical background is important, but the focus of the paper is about an artist/jazz scene going on right now. For instance, if you write about the jazz scene in Paris, you need to mention the history of Jazz in Paris (this is very important to this topic) and then write about the scene today, Who the important musicians are and where they are playing Jazz in Paris, and how Jazz is integrated into modern Parisian society.Requirements:Write a 1000-1500 word paper (this is the body of the paper, not including the discography and references, etc..)Research your topic well. It is important that you find lots of good information to base your paper on.Find and listen to musical examples of the artist(s)/group(s) you are writing about. If you are writing about a jazz “scene”, find and listen to some of the important artists from that scene. Find reviews of their music, and include your own description of what you hear in the music. Include a selected discography as part of your reference citations.If you are writing about an artist/group, Include a general description of the artist/group, what they are known for and other relevant projects/recordings they have produced. Include a selected discography as part of your reference citations.A discography is a list of important recordings by the artist or group. (You can find examples of discographies online.) You need to include the artist/group name, title of the recording, record label (company), year it was released, and important personnel on the recording.Include information about the recordings you write about:Date releasedRecord labelMusicians on the recordingHow readers can find this music (purchase, listen, etc)You will be graded on:The inclusion of all of the issues listed above in your paper.Evidence of research into the artist/group or jazz scene and the music associated with your topic. References to your other research should be included.How well written and readable the paper is.This is an IMPORTANT part of the Draft-Final paper process, to create a Final Paper that is well written and interesting to the reader.Basic format:Opening Paragraph (Thesis) – describes the content of the paper and the points to be made.Inside Paragraphs – discuss each topic presented in the Opening Paragraph (Thesis)ConclusionResearch References – citations need to be in MLA or APA format Discography - A discography is similar to a bibliography, the only difference being that it comprises a list of audio or sound recordings that you have cited in your paper. Sound recordings come in a variety of formats such as LP, cassette, CD, MP3, and even audio recordings streamed from the Web. If you refer to sound recordings in your paper, you will need to create a separate section on a new page entitled "Discography." A “Selected Discography” includes important recordings by the artist or group you are writing about. A Song or Album - Music can be cited multiple ways. Mainly, this depends on the container that you accessed the music from. Generally, citations begin with the artist name. They might also be listed by composers or performers. Otherwise, list composer and performer information after the album title. Put individual song titles in quotation marks. Album names are italicized. Provide the name of the recording manufacturer followed by the publication date.If information such as record label or name of album is unavailable from your source, do not list that information. Spotify - Rae Morris. “Skin.” Cold, Atlantic Records, 2014. Spotify, open.spotify.com/track/0OPES3Tw5r86O6fudK8gxi. Online Album -Beyoncé. “Pray You Catch Me.” Lemonade, Parkwood Entertainment, 2016, www.beyonce.com/album/lemonade-visual-album/ (Links to an external site.). CD - Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind, Geffen, 1991.This assignment uses the Turnitin tool, which assesses the materials in the paper and issues a Similarity Report of any materials that are copied from existing sources. You need to be sure that any copied materials are properly cited, in quotations, etc.. Note: Including LARGE amounts of quoted materials in the body of your paper (to build up word count) will not be viewed favorably in the grading of the paper. This writing assignment is designed for you to write about music, using your own words and descriptions. You need to include cited information about the artist/group and recordings, but the body of the paper that includes your descriptions of the music and concepts should be your own words, organized for this paper, not copied descriptions from research sources. That being said, important quotes from the artist/group or reviews that help make your points are encouraged. How and where you place these quotes in your paper can be very effective in the creation of an interesting and well-written paper.

Discuss an aspect of American culture that has contributed to who you are in terms of your macrosystem. How has this part of culture added to your own ethnocentrism?

Please respond to shannon with 250 words please include citations and reference Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, O. J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: NAEYCChapter 11 Reflection: AB curriculum on ReligionQuestions:Address the importance of having AB curriculum in the classroom regarding religion. Provide statistics, key issues and concernsHolidays can be very difficult to incorporate into an AB curriculum, student needs to address strategies from (Weiss, 2008) they would incorporate in their classroomSome of these strategies could be more challenging than others but students need to address the counters to these challengesNeed to summarize key items from the Bisson Reading about religion in the classroom.Address your classroom policyIt is important to have anti-bias curriculum in the classroom regarding religion because every family is different and every child has their own religious beliefs and practices they may observe in their homes. Anti-bias education involves creating a community that supports all dimensions of human differences, including religion. Having anti-bias curriculum when it comes to religion will help children to recognize misinformation and stereotypes associated with specific religions. According to the textbook, “Children will learn that some people do not celebrate religious or national holidays but do have other ways of having family celebrations and traditions” (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010, p.136). Current research shows that teachers are more likely to intervene in bias incidents related to race and religion. Statistics also show that safe and supportive school climates are critical to preventing bullying.Holidays can be very difficult to incorporate into an anti-bias curriculum because holidays are not universal. Every culture has their own religious belief, values, and holidays they celebrate. Every holiday tradition deserves respect and we should recognize that everyone has a right to his or her beliefs. Some strategies from the reading “Unwrapping the Holidays” by Dale Weiss that I would incorporate in my classroom are, teaching about a holiday but not pushing for change. I would support the children in learning about a holiday without celebrating it or pushing the belief onto the children. Another strategy would be to educate myself on the different holidays some of the children in my class celebrate. Another strategy that I found helpful was in the reading when Weiss says, “If I could do it again, I would start by assessing people’s viewpoints and beliefs instead of assuming they would understand or desire to do anything differently” (Weiss, 2008, p.53). An example of this was that he saw how important it is to acknowledging how important the Christmas season was to his coworkers. Because he did not acknowledge this, people’s defenses were up. A lesson learned was that he realized that Christmas represented more to the staff then just a holiday celebrated, but something they valued and wanted to pass on to their students.There are challenges when it comes to teaching about holidays in the classroom. Some of these are that it can exclude children who do not celebrate holidays or teach children from that one culture that they are “normal”. Another challenge is using holidays as a primary way to introduce culture can risk unintentionally sending children the message that a culture group’s holiday is what the people of that culture do all the time. According to the textbook, “Stereotyping a cultures holiday tradition is a pitfall” (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010, p.135). Some counters to these challenges are having more knowledge of cultures different from our own. Understanding that holidays are just one way to explore diversity and should just be a small part of the curriculum. Having respect for every holiday and getting to know the families more so we can know their beliefs and traditions. By doing this we can support the children’s family traditions and cultural identities and expand children’s awareness of others cultural tradition.After reading, “Holiday Lessons Learned in an Early Childhood Classroom” by Julie Bisson I found many key items learned. First was when she discussed how her early thinking was that holidays are the curriculum. She said that she would make a new holiday themed board and how she would let holiday activities take control of the curriculum. She looked back and realized that this holiday based curriculum wasn’t very meaningful to the children and how she didn’t know for sure if the children even celebrated these holidays because she never had a conversation with the families about what they celebrated at home. She discussed how she decided to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in her class without doing her homework and learning about the holiday first. Over the next few years Bisson learned more about anti-bias education and changed her holiday strategies. According to the reading, she wanted children who celebrated holidays outside of the mainstream to see their family values and beliefs represented (Bisson, 2008). She decided to develop a set of principles that both honor the community and embrace anti-bias education goals. Principle 1 was to get clear goals for holiday activities. The children learned that people may celebrate the same holiday, but in different ways. The teacher’s goal was to expand awareness of others. Principle 2 was to work closely with families to find out what they celebrated. Principle 3 was to consider whether or not to introduce holidays that are not celebrated by children and families in the program. By doing this she made connections to the children’s own experiences so they can see how they are similar to others (Bisson, 2008). Principle 4 was deciding how to handle religious stories and aspects of holidays. The teacher would include a religious story, but tell it as one way that people believe and celebrate instead of trying to change the beliefs of the children. Principle 5 was planning how to handle stereotypical images and messaged in holidays. The teacher strived to only present accurate information about holidays.In my future classroom I would strive to have ant anti-bias classroom policy when it comes to holidays. I would apply the knowledge learned from this chapter such as getting to know the families and their beliefs, cultures and holidays celebrated and observed. I would educate myself on the different holidays some of the children in my class celebrate and I would make celebrating holidays a small part of my curriculum. I will focus on teaching about the holiday rather then celebrating it. I will have goals such as children being aware and comfortable that people celebrate different holidays. According to the textbook when it comes to developing a holiday policy, “Choices can range from learning about one holiday from each family, to focusing on themes that include holidays from different cultures, to children talking about how their family celebrated a holiday at home” (Derman-Sparks & Edwards, 2010, p.138). I will apply this knowledge in my policy so the children can feel accepted and their beliefs valued, while learning about what other children celebrate as families are all important and are the same, yet different.ReferencesBisson, J. (2008). Holiday lessons learned in an early childhood classroom. In A. Pelo (Eds.) Rethinking early childhood education. (pp. 165-170). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: A Rethinking Schools Publication.Derman-Sparks, L., & Edwards, O. J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: NAEYCWeiss, D. (2008). Unwrapping the holidays: Reflections on a difficult first year. In A. Pelo (Eds.) Rethinking early childhood education. (pp. 49-53). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: A Rethinking Schools Publication.