Music: World Music and Culture
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| Music: World Music and Culture |
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| These web resources are about world music and cultures. Here you will find videos, sound files, and images of musicians from around the world. Learn about musical styles from different countries, including traditional and contemporary music. Students can examine the relationship between music and culture and learn about the role music plays in people's daily lives. Included are several eThemes resources on different geographic regions. |
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Grade Level:
| 7, 8 |
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Resource Links:
| PBS: Iceland: The Future of Sound
Watch a video about the unique contemporary music scene of this island nation. Sample sound clips from top Icelandic bands or read the accompanying essay.
PBS: Lesson Plan
This lesson plan uses Iceland as a case study to explore how the environment can inspire music and examine how cultures around the world influence one another's music. Students can choose a band to write a review of their music.
PBS: Play It Again Maurice
This is a story about Jewish-Algerian musician Maurice El Medioni. On this site you can watch a video, read an interview with dj Cheb i Sabbah, a DJ living in San Francisco, read about the cultural context of music in Algeria, or listen to samples of Jewish-Arabic songs.
PBS: Let the Rythm Move You
Listen to samples of music from the Caribbean coast of Central America. Explore the links on the left to see a slideshow, learn facts about the region, or watch a video from the program.
PBS: Birth of a Beijing Music Scene
Read an article about Cui Jian, the father of modern Chinese rock music. Includes a video to one of his songs and audio clips from other contemporary Chinese bands.
BBC: Music: World
Read the latest world music news and album reviews from international musicians. The album reviews include audio files of selected tracks.
National Geographic: World Music
Search this extensive database by artist, album, genre, or country to learn about the music of a region. This site has information, biographies, sound and video clips, and more. NOTE: This site contains sponsored links and ads.
BBC Radio: World Music
This site is a portal to information about contemporary world music. Read news, hear sample tracks, see artist profiles, listen to the current radio broadcast, and more.
Rythm and Art: Connections
Students can match visual art with musical pieces from around the world in this lesson activity.
Form and Theme in Traditional Mexican Corrido
In this lesson, students can learn about corridos, a traditional Mexican musical form.
Global Harmony
Students can listen to samples of music from around the world and try to identify their countries of origin, then work in groups to design an online "world music cafe" in this lesson plan. Music clips are not included in the lesson materials.
Rythm Nation
Students can examine the role of music in people's lives and then create a music museum exhibit in this lesson activity. Sample music clips are not included.
Describing World Music
Students can examine the relationship between music and culture and learn about the language used to describe music with this lesson. Music samples are not included in the lesson materials.
Candombe
This site is about Candombe, an Afro-Uruguayan musical form. Here you will find information about the origins, instruments, and musicians of Candombe, images, song lyrics, and sound clips.
Salsa and Merengue
This site is about the history and evolution of salsa and merengue music and dance, including glossaries.
Virtual Instrument Museum
Search or browse this collection for information about musical instruments from around the world. Some of the instruments have image, sound, or video files attached to their descriptions. Use the interactive map to see the geographic distribution of instruments in the collection.
Instrument Encyclopedia
Browse this collection of musical instruments from around the world by geographic region or insturment type. Includes images.
eThemes Resource: Latin American Culture
These sites are about the culture and life of the people of Latin America and Latin Americans in the United States. There is information about Latin American music, dance, art, and heritage. One site for girls has information about blending Latin American and American heritage. Includes links to eThemes on South America and various countries in Latin America.
eThemes Resource: Country: Brazil
These sites are about the South American country of Brazil. Learn about its culture, history, language, geography, animals, and the Amazon. There are first-hand reports about what it's like to be a child growing up in Brazil. Includes maps, photographs, audio files of Brazilian music, and live images from Webcams.
eThemes Resource: Country: India
These sites have information about India's history, geography, language, culture, animals, and art. Listen to audio files to hear sounds of Indian musical instruments. Also includes maps, many photographs, and some videos.
eThemes Resource: Country: Jamaica
Learn all about Jamaica, including its resources, land, customs, government, and more. Listen to reggae music and learn about author Claude McKay. Includes maps, photos, and a short quiz.
eThemes Resource: Africa: History and Culture
These sites are about the history and culture of early Africa. Learn about the different tribes and their lifestyles. Includes timelines, maps, activities, and photographs, as well as eThemes Resources on Adinkra Cloths of Africa and East African Culture and Language.
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