March's Composer of the Month

 This month we dived head-first into the amazing world of jazz and the kids LOVED it! There are so many great jazz composers and musicians, but perhaps the most influential and talented one is this month's composer-Duke Ellington! Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer (1000+ pieces), pianist, and bandleader of jazz orchestras with a career spanning over 50 years. We enjoyed listening to and learning some of the major differences of jazz and other genres. Students even got to try improvising on instruments and scatting with some of the tracks!
Take the A Train (Billy Strayhorn collaboration)

C Jam Blues

 It Don't Mean a Thing