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Louis Armstrong Ella Fitzgerald Duke Ellington Billie
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Miles Davis Benny Goodman Charlie Parker Glenn Miller
Bessie Smith YouTube Playlist
Jazz Project: Musician Blogs
Biographies and Music
About the Project
After researching your musician, you will write 3 blog posts
from the perspective of your musician, like he or she is telling
his or her own life story. For example: “My name is Count Basie and
I was both a piano player and a band leader.” Your first post
should be about the musician’s childhood, the second post should
talk about the musician’s career and adult life, and the third post
should describe the music this musician played or wrote. Each post
needs to be at least 2 paragraphs long.
Compose your blog post in Microsoft Word or Google Docs and
email to the appropriate teacher.
Research famous jazz musicians to find out more about their
lives and musical careers.
Chose a musician below and visit the site for their biography.
Use the YouTube playlist to listen to and watch your musician
perform.
You can use the QR Codes below or use the links that are listed
on the next page.
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Jazz Project: Musician Blogs
Before you begin writing your posts, you will need to research
the life of your chosen musician. Find your musician below and
visit the site for their biography. Use the YouTube playlist to
listen to and watch your musician perform.
Louis Armstrong – http://bit.ly/LouisArmstrong01 Ella Fitzgerald
– http://bit.ly/EllaFitzgerald01 Duke Ellington –
http://bit.ly/DukeEllington01 Billie Holiday –
http://bit.ly/BillieHoliday01 Miles Davis –
http://bit.ly/MilesDavis01 Benny Goodman –
http://bit.ly/BennyGoodman01 Charlie Parker –
http://bit.ly/CharlieParker01 Glenn Miller –
http://bit.ly/GlennMiller01 Bessie Smith –
http://bit.ly/BessieSmith01
YouTube Playlist – http://bit.ly/JazzProjectPlaylist
About the Project
After researching your musician, you will write 3 blog posts
from the perspective of your musician , like he or she is telling
his or her own life story. For example: “My name is Count Basie and
I was both a piano player and a band leader.” Your first post
should be about the musician’s childhood, the second post should
talk about the musician’s career and adult life, and the third post
should describe the music this musician played or wrote. Each post
needs to be at least 2 paragraphs long.
Compose your blog post in Microsoft Word or Google Docs and
email to the appropriate teacher.
Biographies and Music
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Blog Post Criteria
Blog Post #1 – Musician’s childhood 1. Date of birth2. Where he
or she lived3. Education4. Family life
Blog Post #2 – Career and adult life 1. What instrument did this
musician play?2. How did his or her career begin?3. Was this person
ever married? Did he or she have children?4. What is one highlight
of his or her musical career?
Blog Post #3 – About the music 1. Did this person have a solo
career or perform with a band?2. Name the specific “style” of his
or her music3. Describe the sound of this person’s music – talk
about instruments, the speed of the music,
the mood of the music, etc.4. What is your favorite thing about
their music?
Blog Post Rubric
Blog Post
Post #1 Childhood
Post #2 Career/ adult life
Post #3 Music
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Meets all 4 criteria; minimal errors
Meets all 4 criteria; minimal errors
Meets all 4 criteria; minimal errors
Meets 3 criteria; some errors
Meets 3 criteria; some errors
Meets 3 criteria; some errors
Meets 2 criteria; several errors
Meets 2 criteria; several errors
Meets 2 criteria; several errors
Meets 1 criterion; difficult to read
Meets 1 criterion; difficult to read
Meets 1 criterion; difficult to read
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