Grade Range: K-4Resource Type(s): Lessons & Activities, Reference MaterialsDuration: 82 MinutesDate Posted: 3/22/2012
Children and adults can enjoy exploring the story behind one of America’s pioneers of jazz music, Duke Ellington, through children's literature, museum collections, and hands-on activities. Focused around Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra, a picture book biography of the Washington, DC native, the module includes links to hands-on activities and a list of recommended readings for further exploration.
Multiple activities, Museum education
Over the course of her 60-year career, Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) became known to fans and colle...
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A brief picture book on the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchest...
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