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| Blues in the Schools Makes Whispering Oaks Sing by Reno Mussatto Click on photo to see it larger On October 15th, Doc Williamson, Rick Plate and The Bird Dog Bobby Band (Bird Dog Bobby, Gary Whitehead and Reno Mussatto) had Whispering Oaks Elementary singing the blues and banging the drums. (see photo) With the help of Nedra Goettling’s narration (see photo), over 200 3rd graders and their teachers learned about the roots of blues music, the different instruments used and why the blues can feel so good! As each song was performed, the artist’s history and the song’s purpose and meaning were explained. Also, the geography of different styles of blues from Delta to West Coast, Chicago to Texas and how the blues has influenced today’s popular music were discussed. Beth Brissette, one of the Teachers at Whispering Oaks and a big-time blues fan said that it was the best time her class ever had while learning. She was in attendance at the recent I.B.C. competition and presented all the OBBS B.I.T.S. volunteers with tie- dyed T-shirts and bags of hand- made cards of appreciation from her students. For those of you who haven’t yet participated in an OBBS event, you are really missing out. The feeling I got when I invited some of the students up to play the drums was totally indescribable! (see photo) I’ve performed for some great audiences over the course of my career but never one as enthusiastic as these students. I’ve been told that we will soon have Blues In The Schools request forms on the OBBS website**. In the mean time, if you know of a school that could use a little “blues education” please get their email or phone number and contact me at 407-234-7185 or Poppareno@earthlink.net. ***As of the publication of this article, we do not have the applications on the website. They should be here shortly, go ahead and contact Reno. Posted: December 7, 2009 |
