Born in the native city of jazz music, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong spent his younger years within “The Battlefield” neighborhood of New Orleans. After dropping out of school at 11-years-old to help support his family, he had a run-in with the law and was sent to juvenile detention, where he learned to play the cornet and …
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The musical celebration of Black History Month continues with Virginia-born music educator, composer, pianist and vocalist, Undine Smith Moore. Inspired by the Black spirituals and folk music of her youth, Moore embraced a musical calling at the age of 7, when she started playing the piano. Nicknamed the Dean of Black Women Composers, Moore was …
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Composer Spotlight – Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein was one of America’s best-known composers. He was also an accomplished pianist, conductor, and educator. Learning about Leonard Bernstein is a lot of fun because he was alive recently enough that you can see videos of him in action conducting his own music or teaching all about the …
