Teaching Resources

The music of Blind Tom, an autistic savant and musical prodigy born a slave.

Young Louis Armstrong by Roxanne Orgill, illus. by Leonard Jenkins.

BIRD & DIZ hardback by Gary Golio, illus. by Ed Young and Bird & Diz—the remastered CD of the original 1950 recording

Full-length, rare performances by Billie Holiday, Bessie Smith, Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and Ethel Waters.

A documentary and 2 performances. 

She was the voice of gospel music around the world.

Moving bio of Paul Robeson, the son of a runaway slave, who became a Renaissance man. 

Speak of me As I Am DVD and book by Eloise Greenfield entitled Paul Robeson.

Traces the personal and musical career of 10-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin,

Hear the incredible artistry of this Grammy Award-winning singer interacting with the audience and improvising original works and "inventions" on the music of Gershwin, Charlie Parker and others.

Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky, illus. by Vanessa Newton.

Poster of Art Kane's historic photograph with all the jazz greats together.

Denise Gagne’s award-winning music curriculum for K-6 now offers separate digital resources for Smartboard and other interactive white boards or for computer and projector.

by Helen MacGregor. Superb curricular kit introduces the building blocks of music using music from around the globe.

A Cross-Cultural Curriculum, 20th Anniversary ed. by Will Schmid with a set of inspirational posters.