Instructional Video5:04
Curated Video

Biography:Revising and Editing

3rd - Higher Ed
Mr. Griot models how to use a rubric to revise the first draft of his biography and how to use the proofreading checklist to proofread and edit his writing.
Instructional Video13:38
Institute for New Economic Thinking

Why Economists Need the Arts

Higher Ed
Engaging in music, literature and the arts is essential for understanding context and human behavior—which economists so often miss



The study of humanities is often considered an impractical pursuit—a luxury endeavor only...
Audio
Internet Multicasting Service

Internet Multicasting Service: What Is Jazz?

9th - 10th
A series of downloadable lectures about jazz, "America's classical music," by Dr. Billy Taylor, provides information on the origins and fundamentals of Jazz Music. Links to select an artist, style,or jazz geography.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Charlie Parker: "Bird Lives!" Part 1

9th - 10th
This is the first part of an NPR Jazz Profile of Charlie Parker, innovative jazz saxophone player. Read about his early life up to his treatment for drug addiction in 1946. Listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment, and click to hear some...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Charlie Parker: "Bird Lives!" Part 2

9th - 10th
In this second part of the NPR Profile of Charlie Parker, you will read about his innovations in jazz and his playing with the jazz greats of the era. Listen to the NPR Jazz Profile segment and click to listen to some of his influential...
Instructional Video
A&E Television

Biography: Singers

9th - 10th
An extensive collection of video biographies of popular singers, present and past, from all musical genres. Each article includes its citation in several formats. (Note: Some entries have 'Singer' in their names but are not actual singers.)