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15-Minute Music Lesson on Charlie Bird Parker with free printable pack

15-Minute Music Lesson on Charlie “Bird” Parker, jazz saxophonist with free printables

Today I have a new really fun 15-Minute Music Lesson on Charlie Bird Parker you! 15-Minute Music Lesson on Charlie Bird Parker Charles Parker, Jr., also known as Charlie “Bird” Parker is an American jazz saxophonist and composer who was born August 29, 1920 and died March 12, 1955. He is also sometimes called “Yardbird.” Parker…

15-Minute Music Lesson on Brazil with composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, with 5 free printables

15-Minute Music Lesson: Brazilian Composer Heitor Villa-Lobos

Enjoy today’s 15-Minute Music Lesson on Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, just in time for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) is one of the most well-known composers, conductors, and folklorists of Brazil. His father taught him to play the cello as a child. He was also interested in street…