David Browne, Rolling Stone Magazine (Click here for article)
"[Fernando] you are one in a million trying to get to the bottom of the barrel of the Blues.”
Buddy Guy (Click to see photo of the two)
Esmond's Blues Camp
Esmond's Blues Camp
Blues Camp on Around Chicago at Esmond 2:23
Blues Camp w/Ana Belaval at Esmond (1:13)
Esmond School's Blues Camp Workshop: Terminology
Fernando Jones' Blues Camp on WGN
Blues Camp on Around Chicago at Esmond 2:23
Blues Camp w/Ana Belaval at Esmond (1:13)
Blues Camp Florida
Fernando Jones & My Band! Feat. Felton Crews and Quincy Cochran.
Fernando Jones & My Band!
Fernando Jones' Silent Movie Promo
Fernando Jones & My Band!
Assessment Measures
Click here for the Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge Standards that we use.
Assessment Measures
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Pre-Course Evaluation
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Oral and Written Quizzes
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Homework Assignments
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Class Participation
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Rehearsal Performance Prep
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Concert Performances Evaluation
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Final Presentation Project
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Exit Course Evaluation
Goals
• Keep Blues youthful and exciting, while preserving and building on the past.
• Provide Blues Kids with the basic skills (musically, socially, emotionally and linguistically) necessary to play proficiently and effectively in a music community.
• Introduce this indigenous American art form to new audiences.
• Use critical thinking skills, while collaborating with others.
• Apply practical skills learned in class in culminating activities on stage.
• Promote digital learning and embrace technology.
• Contributions to the future of the Blues musically, socially and culturally
• Present the next generation of musicians as scholars and proficient players.
• Introduce students to the art of live professional performance.
Objectives
• Introduce the history of American music through the lens of the Blues.
• Keep the Blues youthful and exciting, while preserving the past.
• Represent the next generation of Blues artist as scholars and proficient players + vocalists.
• Learn the importance of the Blues from a sociological and historical perspective focusing on the future.
• Use critical thinking skills and collaborate with others.
• Apply practical skills learned in class in a culminating activity on stage.