The Mississippi Arts Commission is a state agency, funded by the Mississippi Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Phil Hardin Foundation, the Riley Foundation, the Mississippi Endowment for the Arts at the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson and other private sources.

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Mississippi History

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History

2004 - Mississippi Blues Commission

2006 - Mississippi Blues Trail

2010 - Blues Trail Curriculum Mississippi Arts CommissionNational Endowment for the Arts

Key People

Scott Barretta – Sociologist/Historian, University of Mississippi

Dr. Mark Malone – Musician/Educator, William Carey University

Mary Margaret Miller - Project Director, Mississippi Arts Commission

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• 6 core areas

• 3 lessons in each area

• Semester long project – one lesson each week

• Lessons can be taught individually

Media samples include:

•Interviews

•Field recordings

•Songs

•Videos

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MUSICBlues BasicsSinging and Playing the BluesInstruments of the Blues

MEANINGThemes of the BluesEmotions of the BluesWomen and the Blues

COTTONGeographyVocabularyMigration

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TRANSPORTATIONThe Mississippi RiverTrainsHighways and Automobiles

CIVIL RIGHTSGeneral ComplaintsPolitical LyricsCivil Rights Movement

MEDIAEarly Years of the BluesRecording the BluesRadio and the Blues

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Generates interest in blues music, culture and history among Mississippi youth while encouraging young people to learn to play the blues style

Success Stories from the Blues Trail Curriculum

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Creates community pride and greater understanding of the individual contributions of Mississippians to the blues movement at large

Success Stories from the Blues Trail Curriculum

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Ensures future generations understand, and can articulate, the influence of Mississippi culture on American music

Success Stories from the Blues Trail Curriculum

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For more information:

Charlotte SmelserArts Education Directorcsmelser@arts.ms.gov

601-359-6037

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