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Show Me A Beat

Learn about the music of Missouri in this lesson plan!

These lessons include learning about:

  • Sedalia, MO and Scott Joplin, the "King of Ragtime"
  • St. Louis, MO and W.C. Handy’s song "St. Louis Blues"
  • The Kansas City, MO jazz scene of the 1930s
  • Springfield, MO and the county music of Ozark Jubilee

Please note that an active Christian County Library card will be necessary to access select activities. Need a library card? Contact us at youthservices@christiancountylibrary.org or call your local community branch.

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Pre-K - Grade 2 Booklist

  • Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
  • Caves : Mysteries Beneath Our Feet
  • Dark Was The Night
  • Skit-scat Raggedy Cat : Ella Fitzgerald
  • Kat Writes A Song
  • Libba : The Magnificent Musical Life Of Elizabeth Cotten
  • Because
  • M Is For Music
  • Freedom In Congo Square
  • My Family Plays Music
  • Trombone Shorty
  • I Got The Rhythm

Grade 3 - 5 Booklist

  • Little Melba And Her Big Trombone
  • Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out! : Games, Songs & Stories From An African American Childhood
  • The Missouri River
  • Where Is The Mississippi River?
  • Jazz Day : The Making Of A Famous Photograph
  • Josephine : The Dazzling Life Of Josephine Baker
  • The Story Of The St. Louis Cardinals
  • Just A Lucky So And So : The Story Of Louis Armstrong
  • Musical Instruments
  • Sound Projects With A Music Lab You Can Build
  • The Music Of Life : Bartolomeo Cristofori And The Invention Of The Piano
  • A Child's Introduction To African American History : The Experiences, People, And Events That Shaped Our Country