Clara’s Song: Writing Songs from Interviews

by | Aug 12, 2021

In City Lore’s Songwriting Artist Residency, students write songs inspired by their interviews with family, school, or community members. This article focuses on one interview with an immigrant teacher and the students’ songwriting process.

Artists as Educators

by | Aug 12, 2021

Our featured artists consider educating young people essential to their lives as artists. Their stories of sharing a specialized skill or passing on knowledge of a culture or tradition offer insights into effective practices and ways of teaching and learning that are...

Questing with Alan Lomax

by | Sep 16, 2015

Questing with Alan Lomax: Michigan’s Historic Field Recordings Inspire a New Generation (link here) By Laurie Kay Sommers and Samuel Seth Bernard An historic folksong collection with local relevance to students gives them creative voice and connects them to place...