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== Chicago: The Birth Place of Blues in the Schools Programs ==
''(A brief History)''

[http://blues.org/blues-in-the-schools/resources/ Blues-in–the-Schools ('''B I T S''')] programs are multicultural, interactive music education programs providing students with oral history and/or music instructions on blues music. '''B I T S''' education programs are designed to create a deeper appreciation and greater awareness of blues musi(contracted; show full)

The music component of '''B I T S''' programs was piloted by Billy Branch and other Chicago blues musicians at Grant Elementary School in Chicago.

=== Blues in the School Programs Expand ===

Other artists would emerge in the early 1990’s in similar footsteps while refining the programs to include teaching standards, alternative teaching methods, photography, art and storytelling. This group includes: 


[[File:Fruteland Jackson.jpg|thumb|Photo of Fruteland Jackson]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruteland_Jackson Fruteland Jackson] is an acoustic guitarist, author and storyteller. He began his [http://www.fruteland.com/programs.html All about the Blues Series] '''B I T S''' program in 1992 Jackson’s program involves lecture/performances as well as artist-in-residencies. Jackson’s program motto is “Try, Trust and Triumph”. Jackson is a [http://blues.org/awards-search/ KBA recipient]. Jackson reached his one millionth '''B I T S''' student in May of 2010 in Greensboro, North Carolina in conjunction with the Piedmont Blues Society. Jackson continues to conduct '''B I T S''' programs and workshops in the US, Canada and Europe at the time of this writing.  

[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/katherine-davis-mn0002323593/biography Katherine Davis] a Jazz/blues vocalist, entered the classroom in the early 1990’s. Davis provided a perspective of blues from a women point of view with an emphasis on vocal instruction and student showcases at [http://stoneacademy.net/About/inprograms.shtml Stone Scholastic Academy of Chicago] and [http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_blues_festival2.html The Chicago Blues Festival] and in Charleston, SC
 
(contracted; show full)ch a common goal in a group setting are monitored. An organized '''B I T S''' program conducted and tested in Charleston and Columbia South Carolina and other cities have created a template for monitoring has won praise across the country student progress under the directorship of Mary T Feldman in 1993 who specifically targeted Chicago Blues Musicians to implement her program. These evaluations were praised as” making a difference” in the social enrichment of student lives.


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