Music Around The World

Experience the rhythms and musical styles of Soca, Calypso, Reggae and more.

An excellent introduction to the rich heritage of African culture through dance, music, song, language, and clothing.

Witness 250 of the world's greatest percussionists at Vancouver's Expo '86.

Enjoy a narrated tour of Mexico with sights and colors blending with the regional music.

Children of different cultures focuses on a  young child’s devotion to a traditional instrument, its history and making,and how musical traditions are passed on. Highly recommended!  

A Cross-Cultural Curriculm Enhanced with Song & Drum Ensemble Recordings, Projectable/Printable PDFs and Video Demonstrations by Will Schmid. 

28 min. video with geography, history, arts & crafts, folk tales and folk tunes.

28 min. video with geography, history, folktales, arts and crafts and traditional folksongs.

A Cross-Cultural Curriculum, 20th Anniversary ed. by Will Schmid with a set of inspirational posters.

A Musical Safari of Drumming, Singing and Moving by Denise Hollingworth & Carole Searle.

When Jewish and Palestinian grade schoolers meet in a ballroom dance class in Jaffa, Israel, sparks fly. Pierre Dulaine is challenged to teach not just dance but the arts of communication and teamwork.

by Anita Ganeri. Discover the origins of the brass instruments of today.

by Anita Ganeri.  Not only orchestral strings but those found around the world in other cultures.

Anita Ganeri helps us  discover the many ways voices are used musically around the world.

Anita Ganeri writes and pictures the history of wind instruments and the wide variety of them used around the world today. 

The history of music from European Ars Antiqua through American Rock.  Each DVD has two 30-min live performances before student audiences. 

Boston Youth Symphony players are taken completely out of their comfort zones.

Folk Songs and Fun Facts from Many Lands for 2-part Voices by Andy Beck & Brian Fisher.

by Lynn Kleiner.  Explore the jungle using gestures, movement, body percussion, instruments, food, sound effects, dramatic play, and much more!

by Rachel Isadora