Culture, Community, and the Classroom: Step Dance

Culture, Community, and the Classroom: Step Dance

by | Dec 3, 2021

TITLE Step Dance  AUTHOR and TEACHER Amanda Shoemaker  ARTIST COLLABORATOR Akilah Briggs-Melvin  SUBJECT AND GRADE LEVEL 5th-grade General Music  LENGTH Two 40-minute class periods GENERAL MUSIC STANDARDS Create Anchor Standard 1: Generate and conceptualize artistic...
Heritage Fellow John Cephas Virtual Residency

Heritage Fellow John Cephas Virtual Residency

by | Aug 18, 2021

NEA National Heritage Fellow, 1989 Master Piedmont Blues Musician When I grew up as a kid and we had these get-togethers in the country, almost everyone had a repertoire that included “John Henry,” and you were judged by how well you played it. Some played it in open...
Heritage Fellow Michael Doucet Virtual Residency

Heritage Fellow Michael Doucet Virtual Residency

by | Aug 18, 2021

When I wanted to find heroes, I went into my neighborhood. They may not wear Superman costumes, but they are real heroes. –Michael Doucet Found dancing and singing “You Ain’t Nothing But a Hound Dog” in the middle of the highway when he was a toddler, Michael...
Music Around the Year

Music Around the Year

by | Aug 18, 2021

What music do you like? Where do you hear music? When do you hear music? Mapping music across a seasonal round provides a visual representation of ways culture can change and also stay the same through our year.