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Joropo Dance: Zapateo
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Joropo Dance: Paso Basico
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Joropo Song: The Verse
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Joropo Song: The Tanio
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Joropo Rhythm
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Joropo Chords
lesson:
Aguinaldos: Venezuelan Songs for the Holiday Season
Subjects: General Music, Social Emotional Learning, Social Studies/History
Activities: Performance, Personal Reflection
Topics: Geography, Latin American History, Youth/Teenagers
What are Aguinaldos, and how do children in Venezuela celebrate the winter holiday season known as La Navidad?
lesson:
Joropo: Music Inspired by Nature from the High Plains of Venezuela
Grades: Elementary, High, Middle
Subjects: General Music, Geography, Physical Education, Social Emotional Learning
Activities: Musical Analysis, Performance
Topics: Dance, Environment, Geography, Latin American History, Social-Emotional Learning
What is Joropo, and how is it inspired by nature?
lesson:
ChocQuibTown: Embracing Cultural Identity through Colombian Rap
Grades: Elementary, High, Middle
Subjects: General Music, Geography, Physical Education, Social Emotional Learning
Activities: Musical Analysis, Performance
Topics: Dance, Environment, Geography, Latin American History, Social-Emotional Learning
How can the music of ChocQuibTown, from the Pacific Coast of Colombia, help students express and celebrate their cultural identity through Rap?
lesson:
Quitiplás: Deep Listening and Rhythm Building with Afro-Venezuelan Bamboo Drums From Barlovento
Grades: Elementary, High, Middle
Subjects: General Music, Geography, Physical Education, Social Emotional Learning
Activities: Musical Analysis, Performance
Topics: Dance, Environment, Geography, Latin American History, Social-Emotional Learning
What is Quitiplás, how does it incorporate the natural world, and how is it an example of polyrhythm?
lesson:
Ciranda: The Brazilian Music and Dance that Creates Community
Grades: Elementary, High, Middle
Subjects: General Music, Geography, Physical Education, Social Emotional Learning
Activities: Maps, Musical Analysis, Performance
Topics: Dance, Environment, Geography, Latin American History, Social-Emotional Learning
What is Ciranda, and how can group singing and dancing help us feel like a part of a community?
lesson:
Colombian Cumbia: African, Indigenous, and Spanish Roots of Rhythm
Grades: Elementary, High, Middle
Subjects: General Music, Geography, Physical Education, Social Emotional Learning
Activities: Musical Analysis, Performance
Topics: Dance, Latin American History, Native American History
What is Cumbia, and how do you play its traditional rhythms?