Books and Written Material
Train Whistle Guitar
, Albert Murray
a variety of definitions of the blues
Hughes, Langston. “The Voice of Langston Hughes, Selected Poetry and Prose Read by the Author.”
Exploring Art
or any middle school art text book
“Homesick Blues”
Maud Martha
Thomas and Beulah “Nothing Down”
Art
The Middle Passage
The Great Migration
Bearden reproductions
Traylor reproductions
“Domino Players” reproduction
Breakdown and Honeymoon Series reproductions
Collage Material
magazines
a variety of blue colored papers
blue collage material other than paper
black and white collage materials
found objects
fabric
carpet scrapes
wall paper scrapes
yarn, fringe, buttons
Cutting and Gluing
scissors
deckle edge Fiskars-(Scissors which cut wavy, zigzag and in other patterns, available in a variety of brands.)
glue
cool melt glue sticks
cool melt glue guns
Music
“Blood on the Fields”
blues selections on tape
Videotapes
“Max Roach: Rhythm.”
Romare Bearden, Visual Jazz.”
Drawing Materials
oil pastels
pencil
red, yellow and blue pencils
Paper
colored construction paper
cardboard
white paper
black construction paper
cardboard panels
brown paper bags
Paint and Brushes
gesso
tempera paint
brushes