Folklife Resources for Educators
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Haiti Teaching Resources
by Association for Cultural Equity
http://www.culturalequity.org/rc/ce_rc_teaching_haiti.php
Educational materials for use in the K-12 classroom in the curriculum areas of music, dance, and language arts, based on Haitian archival collections in the Alan Lomax Archive. The site includes classroom activities focused on a variety of musical genres and characteristics, with video and audio examples recorded by Lomax in Haiti in 1936.
| Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Sports and Recreation; Performing Arts; Music; History and Social Studies; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Audio recordings; Activities |
Language: English; French |
Subjects: Drum; Work songs; Rhythm; Occupations--Folklore; Music; Games; Children's songs; Lullabies; Dance music; Haiti--Social life and customs; Merengue (Dance); Drumming
Geographic locations: Haiti |
Sponsoring Organization:
Association for Cultural Equity
450 West 41st Street, Suite 602-606
New York NY 10036
(212) 268-4623
http://www.culturalequity.org/
Piedmont Blues Guitarist: John Cephas
by Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education
http://locallearningnetwork.org/guest-artist/john-cephas/
K-12 curriculum ideas for studying the life and artistry of John Cephas, a 1989 NEA National Heritage Fellow and Piedmont Blues guitarist. Includes lesson suggestions, a transcript of an interview with John Cephas, an audio sample of his music, and additional resources. These materials can be used in lessons in the curriculum areas of Language Arts, Social Studies, Geography, Folklife Studies, Visual Arts, Music, and History to examine blues music, race relations, and traditional culture in the Piedmont region of Appalachia.
| Grade Level: K-2; 3-5; 6-8; 9-12 |
Curriculum: Performing Arts; Music; Language Arts; History and Social Studies; Geography; Art and Culture |
| Resource Type: Primary sources; Audio recordings; Activities |
Language: English |
Subjects: Legends; Maps in education; Blues (Music); Race relations; Appalachian Region--Social life and customs; Work songs; African American musicians; Oral history; Music; Guitar music; Virginia--Social life and customs
Geographic locations: Virginia; Appalachian Region |
Sponsoring Organization:
Local Learning: The National Network for Folk Arts in Education
c/o City Lore
72 East First Street
New York NY 10003
http://locallearningnetwork.org/
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