August's birthday musician is...
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Five Fast Facts About Louis Armstrong:
1) Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana which is known as "the birthplace of jazz".
2) At age 11, Armstrong got in trouble and the police sent him to a school for troubled boys where he learned to play cornet.
3) Louis learned how to read music and earned money playing in bands on steamboats that went up and down the Mississippi River.
4) While recording with his band, "The Hot Five", Armstrong dropped his lyrics sheet so he just made up nonsense syllables that we now call "scat".
5) In addition to being an amazing trumpet player, Louis Armstrong was also a singer with an iconic and unique voice and even danced in musicals.
1) Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana which is known as "the birthplace of jazz".
2) At age 11, Armstrong got in trouble and the police sent him to a school for troubled boys where he learned to play cornet.
3) Louis learned how to read music and earned money playing in bands on steamboats that went up and down the Mississippi River.
4) While recording with his band, "The Hot Five", Armstrong dropped his lyrics sheet so he just made up nonsense syllables that we now call "scat".
5) In addition to being an amazing trumpet player, Louis Armstrong was also a singer with an iconic and unique voice and even danced in musicals.
Kindergarten through fifth grade moved to Armstrong's infamous "What a Wonderful World", then learned a little about his life. The students finished by watching a YouTube video of "When the Saints Go Marching In", featuring Armstrong's infamous voice and trumpet playing skills.
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