🎸 Bring an Unforgettable Educational Music Experience to Your School
Trusted by 1,600+ schools and 400,000+ students nationwide
⭐ WHY SCHOOLS BOOK MR. BLUE SHOES ⭐
👇 Perfect for:
🎒 Elementary, Middle & High Schools
📚 Libraries
🎉 PTA / PTO & Family Nights
🎭 Performing Arts Centers
🎶 Students will:
Experience 400 years of American history through music
Participate through singing, clapping, rhythm, and movement
Learn how music connects culture, emotion, and storytelling
🍎 Educators love it because:
Supports Social Studies, Music, Language Arts & Science
Works for all grade levels (K–12)
Sends students back to class calm and focused
Easy setup for any venue
🎥 EDUCATOR TESTIMONY AND FEEDBACK
“What you do would be so hard for me to teach a child. The feeling of the music is not something I can recreate in a classroom.” — Julie Phillips, Music Specialist, Longs Creek Elementary, San Antonio, Texas
“Michael Dyson carries on the Blues tradition and passes the torch to future generations.” — Ginger Head, Founder, Imagination Celebration (Fort Worth)
“The presentation was hands down, the most effective and engaging presentation I have witnessed in 25 years of teaching. — Keith Hoffman, Arts Integration Specialist, George Washington Carver Creative Learning Center, Dallas, Texas
📌 Hear WHAT EDUCATORS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT MR. BLUE SHOES.
💡 What Is Mr. Blue Shoes?
Mr. Blue Shoes is a 45-minute interactive live performance created by Michael Dyson, Grammy Award–winning guitarist, storyteller, and entertainer.
With his signature blue shoes, backwards cap, humor, and electric guitar, Michael brings music and history to life in a way students instantly connect with.
🎤 Students learn:
🎵 How music expresses identity & emotion
📜 How Blues shaped all American music
🌍 How culture, geography & history connect through sound
The program follows a 400-year historical journey, teaching students:
📚 WHAT STUDENTS LEARN — ACADEMIC OUTCOMES
🌍 World History & musical foundations - Call-and-response, rhythm, storytelling, and community expression.
📜 Early American and 20th-century history - The environments, struggles, and triumphs that shaped early Blues musicians.
🎸 Famous Blues artists - Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker, and others — presented through engaging stories and live performance.
🚂 The Great Migration - How families, culture, and music moved across the United States.
🎶 How the Blues shaped all modern music - Rock, hip-hop, country — the “musical family tree” kids instantly understand.
🎤 The Student Experience:
Children don’t sit and watch — they love to participate.
They will:
👏 Clap rhythms
🎤 Sing call-and-response patterns
💃 Dance and move
🎸 Learn guitar sounds & effects
😂 Laugh at interactive humor
⭐ Experience live music up close
🎭 Some students may even volunteer to join Mr. Blue Shoes on stage!
✨ The show ends with a calming breathing exercise to reset students before returning to class — teachers LOVE this.
🎒 Curriculum Alignment:
Aligned with major academic areas:
🌍 Social Studies (history, culture, geography)
✏️ Language Arts (listening, storytelling, oral tradition)
🎶 Music & Fine Arts (rhythm, sound, instrumentation)
🔬 Science of Sound (vibration, tempo, acoustics)
🌟 Character Development (creativity, confidence, expression)
🏃♂️ Movement & Coordination (whole-body learning)
Designed for visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners.
👥 Who Books the Program?
Mr. Blue Shoes is trusted by:
🏫 Schools (K–12)
📚 Libraries
🎭 Performing arts centers
🎉 Festivals
👨👩👧👦 Community & family events
Flexible for any venue:
Gym 🏋️♂️
Cafeteria 🍽️
Auditorium 🎭
Theater 🎟️
Large or small stages 🎤
Outdoors 🌳
Over 1,600 performances delivered to 400,000+ students nationwide.
🎁 WHAT’S INCLUDED WHEN YOU BOOK?
Every booking includes:
🎸 45-minute live interactive performance
🔊 Professional sound & complete music setup
🎤 Full audience participation
🏫 Adaptable setup for gym, cafeteria, stage, or theater
📄 Zero maintenence for staff & organizers
❌ ✈️ All travel, lodging and per diem expenses are covered. (no hidden or extra costs)
Simple setup. Maximum impact.
🔥 Why Schools Choose Mr. Blue Shoes:
It checks every box educators care about:
✔ Fun
✔ Educational
✔ Historically accurate
✔ High-energy
✔ Character-building
✔ Venue-flexible
✔ Teacher-approved
✔ Memorable for students
And most importantly:
✔ It works for ALL ages — Kindergarten through 12th grade.
💲 Program Costs:
Pricing varies based on:
📍 Location
📅 Time of year
⏰ Schedule availability