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PPT
Curated OER

The History of the "Blues"

For Teachers 6th
Take a quick tour through the history of Blues. Elementary learners will find this presentation easy to understand and full of interesting information. There are web links that direct viewers to additional information but none that...
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Handout
Songwriters Hall of Fame

Songwriters Hall of Fame: w.c. Handy

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about W.C. Handy.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Composers Then and Now

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this instructional activity students will have the opportunity to research the following composers: Kenny G, W.C. Handy, Johannes Brahms, and Amadeus Mozart. Students will learn to navigate the Internet to locate important facts....
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: w.c. Handy

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features W.C. Handy, an African American composer who changed the course of popular music by integrating the blues idiom into then-fashionable ragtime music. Among his best-known works is the...