BLUES EDUCATION

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Programs and Workshops for Students of All Ages

Blues heritage"

The Mission

Blues is a uniquely American music that along with gospel and jazz is one of America's most precious gifts to the world.  Blues is the musical foundation for all forms of pop music with its influence spanning seven generations.  Children in schools throughout the globe learn about their culture's artistic heritage and creative achievements. American children deserve to know about their culture's rich musical heritage that is the Blues and how the world has embraced it as a creative art form.

The Programs

School Assembly/ Classroom Presentations

General Music Classes: Blues 101

Advanced Music Classes/Performance Groups (Grades 9-12) - Playing the Blues 

Literacy and Language Arts (pre K - 1) - Even Bugs Sing the Blues!

Literacy and Language Arts (Grades 2 - 4) - The Songwriters' Club

Literacy and Language Arts (Grades 5/6)  -The Blues Had a Baby Called "Rock and Roll"

Literacy and Language Arts (Grades 7/8) -The Business of the Blues 

Literacy and Language Arts (Grades 9 - 12) -The Blues A Working Journalist's Experience

Topics in Social Studies (Grades 5 - 12) - Topics currently available: Women in the Blues, Geography of the Blues, Post-war Urban Migration and Blues, America Sings the Blues: A Time Line

The Performers/Presenters

Tas Cru/Rick Bates

Ph.D. Reading, SUNY Albany
Blues vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/Songwriter

Chip "C3" Lamson

Music teacher 30+ years
Blues keyboardist and vocalist
Arranger and Accompanist

Additional Presenters

 Blues Alive also contracts with other national blues artists for some programs.

Contact
Dr. Richard Bates 315.244.1468
Email: rbates2@twcny.rr.com