FEBRUARY 2003

Regional Focus:Africa/All Nations
*All programs last 1 hour and 15 minutes unless otherwise specified.
**Supplemental curriculum information and a fax registration form may be found on our website: www.iaff.ttu.edu

Program F.1:The History of Jazz featuring Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Artists Mood Indigo (Joe Romano and
Susan Elliott)
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Tuesday, February 4
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Grades:6-12
TEKS Strands:Culture; Geography; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Making Decisions; Analyzing Information
Content:Music and Participation
Presenters:Joe Romano and Susan Elliott, Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Artist Roster

Singing together since 1984 as the jazz vocal duo, Mood Indigo, Joe Romano and Susan Elliott are noted for their unique arrangements of classic and contemporary jazz melodies and close, precise harmony, accompanied by acoustic guitar, harmonicas and hand percussion. In addition to performing public concerts, the duo has developed a musical program for intermediate, middle and high school age students, which combines their own unique arrangements of classic songs with an historical perspective of the songwriters who composed them and the evolution of vocal jazz in the 20th century. Popular songs from the 1920’s to the present, written and performed by such artists as the Gershwins, Duke Ellington, The Ink Spots, Lambert Hendricks and Ross, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Al Jarreau, are featured.

Program F.2:African Stories featuring Joanie Stewart - Texas Commission on the Arts Touring
Artist
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Tuesday, February 18
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Grades:1-5 - Age-Appropriate Groupings will be established based on reservations made and program will be
adjusted to grade-level ability.
TEKS Strands:Culture; Geography; History; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills:Making Decisions; Analyzing Information
Core Knowledge Correlation:History/Geography 4th
Content:Storytelling and Participation
Presenter:Ms. Joanie Stewart, Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Artist Roster

Joanie Barnes Stewart is a Texas lawyer and a third-generation storyteller in the African tradition. She creates dramatic characterizations with her exciting and fun-filled oral presentations. Audience participation is a key element of her interactive storytelling style. She uses storytelling to captivate and transport her audience to far-off lands. History, folktales and stories from around the world are brought to life as she inspires her audience to grasp new wisdom and gain new insights. Her delightful renditions of stories from diverse cultures have enchanted children and adults alike for many years.

Program F.3:Severe Weather Around the World: Where, When and Why it Occurs and How it Affects the South Plains featuring John Robison, Senior Meteorologist, KCBD-TV
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RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Tuesday, February 25
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Wednesday, February 26
9:30a.m. or 12:30p.m.
Grades:2-8 - Age-Appropriate Groupings will be established based on reservations made and program will be
adjusted to grade-level ability.
TEKS Strands:Culture; Geography; History; Science, Technology and Society; Social Studies (See correlation in Appendix)
TEKS Skills: Analyzing Information
Core Knowledge Correlation:Science 4th
Content:Lecture; Video; Science Demonstration with Audience Participation; Question and Answer
Presenters:Mr. John Robison, KCBD-TV Senior Meteorologist, Lubbock, Texas and DPE Staff

Mr. John Robison, KCBD's senior meteorologist, will address the occurrence of cyclones, typhoons, hurricanes, tornadoes and other severe weather phenomena around the world. He will then address the tornado threat affecting the South Plains each spring, advising students of the role played by the media in alerting local residents to the potential dangers posed by this local severe weather phenomenon, and insuring that they are aware of the safety precautions that they should take. Representative students from each school in attendance will assist Mr. Robison in a live demonstration of producing a “Tornado in a Bottle.”