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Cuesheet 2014-2015 Season

Katie Ernst: Little Words

A Performance and Demonstration

Jazz and poetry are different art forms, but they have more in common than you might think. Find out how with jazz music’s triple-threat Katie Ernst, a bassist, vocalist, and composer who brings the poetry of 1920s American writer Dorothy Parker to life in the original program Little Words.


View the Cuesheet performance guide online or use the resources below to go deeper.

  • Be sure to check out Katie Ernst's website for more on the artist and her work.
  • Learn more about jazz music while having an interactive jazz “jam” experience with Chuck Vanderchuck.
  • Want to be a musician, too? Sharpen your musical skills with the help of Theta Music Trainer.

Grades 3-4 Lesson
Strings
String Instruments and Pitch
In this lesson, students explore how pitch is altered based on the width and length of the string
Grades 6-8 Lesson
The Star Spangled Banner Sheet Music
Set a Poem to Music
Explore a “singable” picture book and examine a poem for rhythm to determine its musical meter
Flash Interactive
Jazz In Time
Jazz in Time
Take part in this in-depth exploration of one of America's richest musical forms, the jazz movement
Field Guide
Jazz Trio
A Field Guide to Clubs
Everything you need to know before you go to an arts event in a club setting

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