Subject: Geography
lesson:
Indigenous Voices in Global Environmental Protection
How do Indigenous perspectives contribute to international environmental protection policies?
Student Edition:
ChocQuibTown- Embracing Cultural Identity through Colombian Rap
Student Edition:
Lydia Mendoza: Tejano Life and Music on the Mexico/Texas Border
lesson:
Mi Gente: Fania Records & New York Salsa Music
What is Fania Records, and how does it reflect the history of Spanish-speaking Caribbean communities in New York City?
lesson:
Lydia Mendoza: Tejano Life and Music on the Mexico/Texas Border
How does Lydia Mendoza’s Tejano music connect to the history of Texas and the influence Mexico has had on that state?
lesson:
Production: Conducting Your Life Songs Interview
How do you conduct and record an interview?
Trace It Back:
ChocQuibTown
Trace It Back:
LADAMA
Student Edition:
Learn Ciranda with LADAMA
Student Edition:
Learn Quitiplás with LADAMA
Unit Plan:
LADAMA: Movement, Music, and Community in South America
LADAMA: Movement, Music, and Community in South America introduces students to the music, dance, and culture of South America in an interactive way. Through four lessons, students learn to sing, dance, and perform the traditional rhythms of selected musical styles in Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil. In addition, they play games...
lesson:
Joropo: Music Inspired by Nature from the High Plains of Venezuela
What is Joropo, and how is it inspired by nature?
lesson:
ChocQuibTown: Embracing Cultural Identity through Colombian Rap
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
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
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
What is Cumbia, and how do you play its traditional rhythms?