Multicultural Music

in the Classroom:

Teaching Diversity


Through Music

Explore the rhythms of the world and learn how to use this multi-cultural music to enhance your units. Create a classroom resounding with enthusiasm for life and learning. This powerful course looks at integrating the music of various cultures into any curriculum topic. You will delve into physical, mental, emotional and spiritual effects of music and discover easy techniques for developing motivating and exciting lessons. This is an active, hands-on course appropriate for teachers of all subject areas. No musical knowledge or experience necessary!

As you explore music you will:

become familiar with a wide variety of multicultural music

understand how music affects us by learning two principles of music therapy

learn how to use the affect of music to expand motivation and memory

experience activities using music to teach academic content

learn when and how to integrate multicultural music in your classroom

 

Presentation Lengths:
50-75 minutes, 3 hours, 6-8 hours, 2-day, keynote

Grade Levels:
K and pre-K, 1-3, 4-6 Middle School, High School, Adult

Materials:
Music and Learning Handbook, Soundtracks for Learning: 101 Notable Activities using Sound Learning Techniques, Music for Learning CD packages and catalog

 

Music represents the soul of a culture, a society, or a nation. It enriches the human intellect and spirit. Music speaks of a peoples’ solace or joy. It can entertain or educate them, and it is a universal language which helps to bind us together as a human community.

Andrew Young
statesman