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Songs By and For Children: A Legacy of Children's Music | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine
Children's music has been a Folkways priority from the inception of the label. Founding father Moses Asch sought to build a library of children's records that...
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https://folkways.si.edu/little-romani-music/world/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
A Little Romani Music | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
This lesson uses music from Romani performers to explore basic musical concepts. Students show ternary (ABA) form in movement, sing a Russian folk song in...
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https://folkways.si.edu/anthology-of-central-and-south-american-indian-music/world/album/smithsonian
Anthology of Central and South American Indian Music | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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https://folkways.si.edu/introduction-irish-music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
An Introduction to Irish Music | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Explore Irish and Irish-American history and culture through song lyrics, dance, and instrument demonstrations. Follow the music and play along with melody...
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https://folkways.si.edu/tarantella-tyrol-tour-italian-folk/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
From Tarantella to Tyrol: a Tour of Italian Folk Music | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
This unit is a survey of regional differences in Italian folk music. Students will contrast styles of southern and northern Italy through attentive listening,...
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https://folkways.si.edu/ritual-chant-and-music/world/music/album/smithsonian
Ritual Chant and Music | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Ritual Chant and Musicis a compilation of recordings from across the UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music. Representing cultures from around the globe, the...
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https://folkways.si.edu/celebrating-trinidadian-steelband/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
Celebrating Trinidadian Steelband Music! | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Through photos, recordings, videos, and playing instruments, students will explore the steelband tradition of Trinidad and Tobago. In the first two segments,...
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https://folkways.si.edu/blending-african-and-irish-sensibilities-in-virginias-music/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
Blending African and Irish Sensibilities in Virginia’s Music | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Old-time music in America is a spirited blend of European and African musical traditions. Africans were brought to Virginia in the early 1600s to work in the...
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https://folkways.si.edu/one-flute-two-red-blue-nigerian-style/folk/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
One Flute, Two Flute, Red Flute, Blue Flute: Nigerian-Style Flute Music | Smithsonian Folkways...
These lessons will provide intermediate-level children the opportunity to hear improvised flute performance for solo, duet and octet ensembles. Students will...
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https://folkways.si.edu/the-social-power-of-music
The Social Power of Music | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
MUSIC HAS THE POWER TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER From parties to protests to prayer, music is a powerful catalyst for celebration, for change, and for a sense of...
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https://folkways.si.edu/folkways-world-music-collection/central-asia-islamica/album/smithsonian
Smithsonian Folkways World Music Collection | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
This is a compilation of Folkways recordings. Please see the abstract field for each track for a citation to the source recording from which it came. RELATED...
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https://folkways.si.edu/country-blues-rural-soul-southern-usa/music/article/smithsonian
The Country Blues: Rural soul music of the Southern USA | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Rural soul music of the Southern USA on his WFMT radio program in the mid-1950s, Studs Terkel asked,
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https://folkways.si.edu/primitive-music-of-the-world/central-asia-islamica-world/album/smithsonian
Primitive Music of the World | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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https://folkways.si.edu/sound-neighbours-contemporary-music-in-northern-ireland/celtic-world/album/smithsonian
Sound Neighbours: Contemporary Music in Northern Ireland | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Centuries old or recently penned, the diverse music of Northern Ireland’s instrumentalists, composers, and songwriters evokes a profound sense of regional...
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https://folkways.si.edu/tuareg-music-of-the-southern-sahara
Tuareg Music of the Southern Sahara | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
New vinyl reissue remastered from the original 1960s master tapes, packaged in classic Folkways-style tip-on jackets with original liner notes.In the 21st...
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https://folkways.si.edu/religious-music-of-asia/sacred-world/album/smithsonian
Religious Music of Asia | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
From India to Taiwan, from the bare chants of Islam to the absence of vocals in Jainist worship, the diversity of Asian religious traditions is revealed in...
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https://folkways.si.edu/music-partners
Music Partners | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Creating a network of music archives and research partners. Regional archives around the world conserve valuable collections of world music. Smithsonian...
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https://folkways.si.edu/from-russia-with-love-folk-balalaika/world/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
From Russia with Love: Russian Folk Music on the Balalaika | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Students will listen to and play Russian music, with an emphasis on the balalaika and accordion. They will also play “Tachanka”, a Russian folk tune, in parts.
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https://folkways.si.edu/black-music-of-two-worlds/african-american-music-islamica/album/smithsonian
Black Music of Two Worlds | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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https://folkways.si.edu/sea-music-of-many-lands-the-pacific-heritage/american-folk-celtic-world/album/smithsonian
Sea Music of Many Lands: The Pacific Heritage | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Recorded in 1980 at the annual Festival of the Sea in San Francisco, Sea Music of Many Lands: The Pacific Heritage showcases maritime music from around the...
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https://folkways.si.edu/amiram-rigai/piano-music-of-the-middle-east/classical-islamica/album/smithsonian
Piano Music of the Middle East | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Israeli pianist Amiram Rigai gives us a tour through the Middle East, with stops in Cyprus, Greece, Iran, Israel, Lebanon and Turkey. This exquisite...
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https://folkways.si.edu/plena-peoples-newspaper-puerto-rican-classroom/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
Plena, the People’s Newspaper: Puerto Rican Music for the Classroom | Smithsonian Folkways...
Maps, music and video-recordings can be effectively used to discuss the present and historical incidence of the plena. In the way that rap music is referred to...
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https://folkways.si.edu/music-of-the-orient/central-asia-islamica-world/album/smithsonian
Music of the Orient | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Compiled by the German ethnologist Dr. E.M. Von Hornbostel (of the Hornbostel-Sachs instrument classification system), this 1979 collection provides a...
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https://folkways.si.edu/an-exploration-of-spanish-music-and-dance-traditions/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
An Exploration of Spanish Music and Dance Traditions | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
These lessons are designed to introduce some of the history, traditions, and music of Spain. The first of the three lessons covers the flamenco dance and...
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https://folkways.si.edu/having-our-say-mardi-gras-indians/folk/music/tools-for-teaching/smithsonian
Having Our Say: The Music of the Mardi Gras Indians | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
This unit is intended to introduce students to the culture and music of Mardi Gras Indians, an important African American phenomenon that takes place in New...
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https://folkways.si.edu/this-aint-no-mouse-music-soundtrack/music/album/smithsonian
This Ain't No Mouse Music! (Soundtrack) | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
“This Ain’t No Mouse Music!” is the companion soundtrack to the documentary film of the same name. Released in 2014, the film followed Arhoolie founder Chris...
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