TEACHING RESOURCE
A detailed introduction to the popular Mexican musical style Introduce your students to mariachi music with this…
LESSON PLANS
By studying the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday, students will gain an understanding that various cultures have…
WORKSHEETS
Words and rhythm notation for a Nanticoke women's dance, in Native American call-and-response form.
Learn to construct an Asian zither – a musical instrument – with wood, screw eyes, and twine.
Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on "The Riddle Song" to show the pentatonic scale and…
Reference this chart of the regional music styles of Native American tribes.
Students will examine the painting, Guernica, by Picasso. They will learn about the events which inspired the artist.
Use these percussion ensembles with the lesson on Chinese Percussion Music.
Use these instructions to make a guiro, a Central American percussion instrument, from cardboard.
Introduce your students to the mariachi with this lesson.
Distribute a guide that is helpful with the transcriptions of Native American lyrics and vocables.
Notation and words for Fuhng Yang Wha Gu, a famous Chinese folk song.
Drums appear in almost all cultures. Learn to construct a tunable drum from a plastic soda bottle.
ACTIVITIES
Students in grades 5-8 study African and Native American percussion, consider music's cultural relevance, and perform in…