http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk6WOOeI5h8
Performers: various different ensembles playing an assortment of stringed, reeded, and percussion instruments
Culture: Haiti
Instrumentation: various groups playing dancing music
Class connection:
the Lew and Campbell reading spoke about stimulating and observing musical play in children and how it is an integral part of daily life in other cultures. This soundtrack could be used to give students a chance to experience music and dance and games from another culture with completely authentic music, something they might not have a chance to get. I posted this more as a resource than anything else. John Johnson, the owner of the channel, has a TON of these for most cultures and most videos are substantially long. This is a great place to turn if you plan on doing a movement activity of any kind and need music to do it to.
I just posted three blog entries about free-reed instruments, and I was really excited to hear one I wasn't familiar with in this example. I didn't know that there were native free-reed instruments in Haitian music.
ReplyDeleteThis is a type of music that I don't hear enough of. I agree that it would be great for a movement exercise with children in a music classroom. It is happy and upbeat.
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