
Things to listen to!
For this Music Monday I thought it would be hip to just post some mp3s for you to listen to. Some will be from Speedy, Jimmy and Bill, but others […]
For this Music Monday I thought it would be hip to just post some mp3s for you to listen to. Some will be from Speedy, Jimmy and Bill, but others […]
So, we’ve talked a little about the music and lives of Speedy West, Jimmy Bryant and Bill Frisell, now we must figure out how to express what the music sounds […]
Speedy and Jimmy – Flyin’ High What makes Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant so special? There are several reasons why West and Bryant are important to popular music even though […]
How to write a good sentence (audio version) Listen to Talk of the Nations’s interview with New York Times columnist Stanley Fish as he shares his thoughts on how to […]
03 Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair 01 Eighty One 02 You Are My Sunshine Bill Frisell has been an important voice in jazz guitar since the […]
11 The Birth Of The Blues 08 I’m A Man Last week we listened to Jimmy West’s take on the blues with his Limehouse blues. This week we’re gonna listen […]
Some of you didn’t get this post so I’m resending the listening link. Jimmy Bryant’s sound is a musical influence for Bill Frisell’s Not So Fast: The Music of Speedy […]
We are slowly easing into our next (and last Pages experience) by introducing music each week to help students get acquainted with the sounds of Speedy West and Jimmy Bryant, […]
04 Limehouse Blues This song is a melody built on popular song form and showcases Bryant’s unique improvisational ability, not a blues as the title suggests. Questions for discussion: 1) […]
The Sylvia K. Burack Writing Award is a writing contest for high school students in grades 11 and 12 in the U.S. and Canada. The award is made in memory […]
I found Norma Khoury to be a fascinating character.Т I’ve tried to understand what motivated her to behave as she did.Т The following piece, which I read in class,Т came to […]
Here is an article Gary (from Columbus Alternative) found last week and wanted to share: A Killing Set Honor Above Love By JOHN LELAND and NAMO ABDULLA Honor killing has […]
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Below is a peek at Erwin Redl’s light installation Fetch. His work is a part of the Six Solos exhibition currently on view at the Wexner Center. Tip: Catch it […]
Here is an article by northeast Ohio world history teacher, Michael Pennington http://www.phonedog.com/2010/09/02/classroom-tech-using-cell-phones-to-create-a-positive-digital-footprint/ -Dionne