2013-326 Arts - The Arts Center Spring 2013 Art Grant Agreement $1,500

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Teacher Information Page and the B I ues Language Blues Words At the concert, students hear words used in unfamiliar ways. Blues artists like to play with words. Introduce students to blues words. Ask students, "What does it mean to feel blue?"(Feeling blue means feeling low or sad.) ,„ r "r Activity: Feeling Blue 9 {? Materials Required: crayons or colored pencils, blank drawing paper guitar Invite students to draw a picture about a time when they felt blue. Ask students, "What did you do to stop feeling blue?" Explain, Blues Story "When blues musicians feel blue,they sing At the concert, Guy Davis tells stories and plays sound and tell stories about how they feel." effects with his guitar and harmonica. Introduce students to sound effects with the story "Madison and the Pigs." Activity: Activity: Bluesslory Blues Words alup5 Blues Story e _ Distribute reproducible e. "'''"`' P Distribute reproducible Student Activity Page 6. , Student Activity Page 7 Direct students to look at the "Sound Tell students, » ' Effects" key on the activity "When blues musicians , ` page. Tell students: create songs and Stories, "We will create three different they like to play with °' sound effects for the story, words." 'Madison and the Pigs.— Direct students to read the s"Blue the Ask students to select one sound effect for each picture Phrases" and their "Meanings" es activity page. Ask students to write a in the key. Tell students: sentence using each blues phrase. "Although the blues grew out of hard times and suffering, blues songs and stories are not always sad.Like the story 'Madison and the Pigs,'many blues songs are funny.Now I will read the story'Madison and the Pigs.'Read along and create the sound effects we selected when you see them in the story."