Modal Mastery Teacher Guide
An updated 2-page teacher facilitation guide for the John Coltrane 'My Favorite Things' lesson. It now incorporates the Deep Dive analysis guide and provides a comprehensive instructional toolkit for IB Music teachers.
Coltrane Analysis Guide
A 2-page analysis guide for IB Music students focused on John Coltrane's 'My Favorite Things'. It covers structural transformation, modal theory (E Dorian/Ionian), and rhythmic complexity (Elvin Jones' polyrhythms).
Coltrane Context Slides
An expanded 8-slide visual presentation to support the John Coltrane 'My Favorite Things' lesson. It adds technical slides on McCoy Tyner's quartal harmony and Coltrane's motivic development techniques. All text is minimum 24px.
Coltrane Analysis Key
An answer key for the Coltrane Analysis Guide, providing sample responses for structural mapping, modal identification, and IB-aligned contextual reflections.
Coltrane Deep Dive Analysis
A 2-page deep dive analysis guide for John Coltrane's 'My Favorite Things'. It focuses on motivic development, quartal harmony (McCoy Tyner), the 13-minute textural arc, and comparative synthesis of the original waltz.
Coltrane Deep Dive Key
An answer key for the Coltrane Deep Dive Analysis, providing sample responses for motivic development, quartal harmony theory, and textural analysis.
Coltrane Raga Link Worksheet
A 2-page worksheet exploring the musical and contextual links between John Coltrane's modal jazz and Indian Classical Music (Raga/Tala). It includes a comparative table, reflection prompts, and a portfolio task.
Coltrane Listening Map
A comprehensive 2-page structural listening map for John Coltrane's 13-minute 'My Favorite Things'. It includes a detailed time-stamped table, micro-analytical focus tasks on sax/drum interplay, and a modal pivot comparison.
Coltrane Listening Map Key
An answer key for the Coltrane Listening Map, providing time-stamped observations for the major theme, piano solo, climax, and outro.
Waltz War Comparison
A 2-page comparative analysis worksheet between the original Rodgers & Hammerstein waltz and John Coltrane's modal jazz version. It includes a comparison matrix, melodic deconstruction tasks, and an IB synthesis inquiry.
Modal Jazz Anchor Chart
A 2-page reference anchor chart and evidence log for modal jazz analysis. It provides high-level vocabulary definitions (Quartal, Sheets of Sound, etc.) and logic chains for connecting musical features to socio-cultural contexts in IB Music.
Quartet Interplay Guide
A 2-page analysis guide focused on the ensemble dynamics and interplay of the John Coltrane Quartet in 'My Favorite Things'. It explores the 'telepathic' communication between instruments and provides structured listening tasks for IB students.
Coltrane Controversy Worksheet
A 2-page case study worksheet exploring the 1961 'Anti-Jazz' controversy surrounding John Coltrane's modal period. It includes primary source critical reactions, a matrix for refuting claims with musical evidence, and IB-aligned philosophical inquiry prompts.
Coltrane Portfolio Guide
A 2-page portfolio synthesis guide for IB Music students. It helps organize findings from previous worksheets into the formal IB Portfolio format for 'Exploring Music in Context' (AoI 1), including a rationale builder and a self-assessment rubric.
Coltrane Interpretations Evolution
A 2-page comparative interpretation analysis comparing John Coltrane's 1961 studio version with his 1966 live avant-garde performances. It explores the evolution of his modal style toward pan-modality and socio-cultural reflection.
Coltrane Pentatonic Analysis
A 2-page technical analysis worksheet exploring John Coltrane's use of pentatonic scales, digital patterns (1-2-3-5 cells), and bitonal superimposition in 'My Favorite Things'. It includes specific listening tasks and portfolio evidence builders.
Modal Masters Comparison
A 2-page comparative study worksheet for IB Music, comparing John Coltrane's modal approach in 'My Favorite Things' with Miles Davis' 'So What'. It focuses on energy, phrasing, and structural differences within the modal jazz movement.
