One Melody, Two Centuries of History
How a single melody carried America's abolitionists, soldiers, suffragists, laborers, civil rights marchers — and a little rabbit — across two centuries I first knew this melody as being about…
Drum Circles, Social Emotional Learning & African Wisdom
People playing Djembes during daytime Earthen Rhythms, a local african drumming group at the Summertime in Maitland, NSW, Australia celebration. Photo by Lee Pigott on Unsplash
Lesson Plan: The Moving Du-de
Level: Elementary (recommended grades 2–4) Duration: ~10–15 minutes Context: Conversational Solfege Stage 3 — Decode: Familiar Objectives Students can decode familiar rhythm patterns combining 3 quarter notes and 1 eighth-note…