Teaching Resources

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

Features portraits, music, commentary, rare archival material and concludes with an informative outline of the key works.

by Melanie Williamson, sung by The Amador Family. CD has song and animation plus online access.

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

Children of different cultures share a love of music. Kostadin of Bulgaria has a passion for the kaval, a type of flute, but his father frowns on it because he needs his help in the fields.

Children of the world share a love of music. Rimpa lives in Calcutta, India, and, at 11 yrs old and is one of the few girls to play the tabla.

Children of different cultures share one thing: a love of music which is their source of joy and motivation. Carlito lives in Columbia and wants to play accordion in the "Vallenato" musical style that he grew up hearing.

Children around the world share a passion for music.  Lucumi, from Havana, has heard the drums all his life and dreams of becoming a great rhumbero.

Children of the world share a love of music. Xiao Feng (Little Zephyr) asks his grandfather to teach him the Lu Sheng, a mouth-blown organ that is a tradition among the people of southern China.

Children around the world share a love of music. Niam was abandoned by his parents at age 12, but was fortunately taken in by Cekili Diabate who is a Jali or griot of the folk instrument kora.

Children of different cultures share one thing: a love of music which is their source of joy and motivation.  12 yr. old Antonio lives in Andalusia. Born into a Gypsy family of flamenco artists, he dreams of performing on television. 

Children of the world share a love of music. Donell from Tinidad-Tobago dreams of becoming a "Panman", West Indies name for a steel drummer.