Africa's influence on music around the world is well documented in the sounds of pop, jazz, rock, rap and blues. This site gives visitors the opportunity to hear and see many of the instruments that are played across this huge continent.
Beginning with more than 140 artifacts from the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan, this resource features musical instruments from around the world. The purpose of this site is to allow you to explore the diversity and creativity of musical
This website aims at providing a service for music educators and researchers interested in information about music education in various nations. Users can click on a world region above to see the links. Some links require a font in a language other than E
Roots of Rhythm - Teacher's Guide and 10 Lessons for 5th and 6th Grade is an innovative educational resource that combines music with history, social studies, geography and language arts to create an exciting, multi-dimensional, "cross-curricular" model.
African-American Band Music and Recordings (The Library of Congress Presents: Music, Theater and Dance)
The core of this presentation consists of “stock” arrangements for bands or small orchestras of popular songs written by African Americans. In addition, a smaller selection of historic sound recordings illustrating these songs and others are available
Smithsonian Global Sound is an international network of music audio archives and an educational resource that delivers the world’s diverse cultural expressions in an informative way via digital media. The Tools for Teaching include interactive games, le
The BBC has unveiled a new archive of world music, allowing you to sample the musical traditions of more than 40 countries. India, Corsica, China, Cuba, Iran, Brazil, Mozambique, Turkey – they’re all represented in this eclectic collection of indigenous m
Multicultural Music Lessons & Printables (K-12 Resources) - TeacherVision.com
Introduce your students to music from around the world with these multicultural lessons, printables, and references. Use these resources to explore the diverse history of musical traditions in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Your students will enjoy making native instruments, playing traditional song and dance games, and singing folk songs from different countries and cultures. There are multicultural resources for studying musical notation, performance, composition, and more!
