Feeling Dizzy in Cultural Art

As a class we read the book Dizzy by Jonah Winter, a book about the life of Dizzy Gillespie.  The students then listened to Jazz music by Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong, as well as music by contemporary African-American musical artists such as the song 'Happy' by Pharrell.  They painted pictures to summarize how the songs made them feel:

 Common Core Standards addressed:

K-12.1 Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes; 

K-12.2 Using knowledge of structures and functions; 

K-12.5 Reflecting upon and assessing the characteristics and merits of their work and the work of others; 

K-12.6 Making connections between visual arts and other disciplines.

cc.sl.4.1; cc. l 1.1