Instructional Video5:20
Curated Video

Biography:Investigating Sources

K - 8th
Mr. Griot teaches about various sources to locate information about a topic.Mr. Griot models how to choose a subject, research information, and take notes to write a biography.
Instructional Video10:17
Weird History

Romano Full - Mussolini's Jazz Playing Son

12th - Higher Ed
Romano Full was a well-known jazz musician in Italy during the second half of the twentieth century. But for a time, few people knew he was actually a son of one of the world's most infamous dictators, and he'd changed his name in order...
News Clip2:58
Curated Video

Inside the clarinet virtuoso's creative mind

9th - Higher Ed
Martin Fröst is known for his cutting-edge performances. He invited Musica to his home in Stockholm to give us an insight into his creative mind. 

"I'm the type of musician who really wants to have a traditional life as a...
News Clip54:10
Curated Video

The Machine Learns Medicine: Daphne Koller’s Vision for AI in Biotech

9th - Higher Ed
Daphne Koller, CEO of insitro and cofounder of Coursera, joins Leadership Next to unpack a bold idea: Just as calculus revolutionized our understanding of physics, AI could do the same for biology. In this episode, Koller explains how...
News Clip6:03
Bloomberg

How Bridgewater's Ray Dalio Got Into Investing

Higher Ed
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates Co-chairman and founder, talks about how he got into stocks and investing and what his first job was after graduating Harvard business school. He spoke on "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer...
Stock Footage3:30
Bridgeman Arts

Famous French trumpeter, Georges Jouvin, recording in studio with band.

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Clip 5 from Au Creux des Sillons. French language film about the history of sound recording made in 1958 with the help of Pathe-Marconi. Shows the process of manufacturing vinyl discs from studio recording to factory. Famous French...
News Clip2:48
Curated Video

USA - Jazz and Clint Eastwood

Higher Ed
Clint Eastwood / New York / October 18 / ENT 5

Eastwood - the Jazz Man of Tinse
ltown
Clint Eastwood has turned to music to put a smi
le back on
that famous craggy face. For the taciturn Hollyw
ood legend...
News Clip3:45
Curated Video

Flea, Glenn Close and Elle Fanning premiere film at Sundance

Higher Ed
Drugs and rock-and-roll have been a theme in music and Hollywood for years but Red Hot Chili Peppers musician and actor Flea says the story behind the movie "Low Down" was one he could relate to...
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Benny Goodman: Forever the King of Swing

9th - 10th
Celebrate Benny Goodman's 100th birthday with some jazz music samplings. Also, gain a glimpse into the band leader's life, and his impact on American culture. May, 2009
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Mel Torme: The "Velvet" Voice of Jazz

9th - 10th
Known as the "Velvet Fog," Mel Torme was a jazz singer, instrumentalist, and composer. You can read his biography and listen to his profile on NPR. Click to hear some of his compositions.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Remembering Max Roach, Rhythmic Innovator

9th - 10th
Believing that the drums could do more than just keep a beat, Max Roach developed a melodic style for percussion. You can read about his jazz career on this NPR website, as well as hear music showing his innovative technique.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Erroll Garner: "The Joy of Genius"

9th - 10th
Read a brief biography of the jazz pianist and composer, Erroll Garner. You can click to hear the profile on NPR and also hear several of Erroll Garner's compositions.
Audio
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Louis Armstrong: "The Man and His Music," Part 1

9th - 10th
This is the first of a two-part profile of Louis Armstrong, renowned jazz trumpet player, and singer. This biography covers his life through the 1930s. Read his biography, listen to the NPR profile, and click to hear some of his songs.