Kids Like Blues band to perform at Sage Leadership Conference March 13

Feb. 28, 2013 - PRLog -- The Kids Like Blues Band Program uses blues music to teach kids reading, writing, math, speaking and the visual and performing arts to less advantaged kids. Founder and teacher Jon Schwartz and the Band have appeared on TV and radio and actively seek performance collaboration to help fund much needed school equipment - computers and instruments.

Sage conference - Todays Vision: Tomorrows Reality - "Sage consistently supports the communities in which they live and work by donating time, skills, knowledge and other resources to community programs. The company wide initiative was established in 2002 and has 100% participation from Sage's hotels and restaurants."

As well as performing at the conference, teacher Jon Schwartz and the band will be presented with computers for their school.

The Kids Like Blues Band Program is about using blues music in a thematic teaching method. They use the lyrics and music as a springboard for teaching academic content standards in reading, writing, listening, speech, social studies, and the visual and performing arts. As they mine the song for opportunities to teach the academic content standards, students choreograph dance moves to the song, learn how to phrase the words correctly and modulate their pitch, tone, intonation, and pronunciation, and work together in an authentic community learning environment to bring each member along as a fully functioning member of our "gigging" band. Featured in the US Department of Education "Teaching Matters" and on KPBS.

Songs like, Chuck Berry’s “Let it Rock”. Chuck Berry’s "Johnny B. Goode," "Deep Elem Blues" and Chuck Berry's "Promised Land." http://www.kidslikeblues.org

The Kids Like Blues Project Official Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&...

Founder Jon Schwartz and Kids Like Blues:

Jon is a teacher at Garrison Elementary in Oceanside, CA: A school for the visual and performing arts. Jon, a musician and full time teacher, devised a teaching program which connects classic blues songs to elementary teaching. In addition, his love for technology had him devise a structured plan to teach his students and parents, the fine art of every day computer use, editing photos, sound, videos and online writing to children and families who had little or no access.

Kids Like Blues in the Media:

KPBS
American Blues Scene
The Coast News
San Diego 6 TV
North Country Times
San diego Union Tribune
US Department of Education “Teaching Matters” Newsletter
Daily Edventures: Global Innovators in Eduction
Edutopia
Arts Blogs USA
School Technology Solutions
Teach Hub

Kids Like Blues Band
http://www.kidslikeblues.org
http://kidslikeblues.org/videos
www.facebook.com/kidslikeblues

Kids Like Blues Band will perform at the Sage Leadership Conference - Todays Vision: Tomorrows Reality - on Wednesday March 13 at the Hilton San Diego/Del Mar, California.

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