From Hal Leonard

Multicultural Songs And Activities For Classroom And Community

From Latin America to the Phillipines, discover a diverse sampling of musical heritages with this global collection of songs, articles, and activities for the music classroom and beyond. Experience authentic folk songs, children's songs, and work songs along with some of the native instruments used to accompanying them. Read about traditions and cultures and how they have influenced music around the world. The all-in-one resource features reproducible songsheets, articles and activity sheets, step-by-step instruction for each song based on the National Standards, piano/vocal arrangements, lyric translations and recordings of each song, with vocals and accompaniment tracks. Featured songs and articles include:

• Guantanamera (the music of Cuba)
• Las Posadas (Christmas Latin-style)
• Imo Gal (instruments from Latin America)
• Mi Caballo Blanco (music from the Andes Mountains)
• Hala Lala Layya (music of the Arab people)
• Shiri Yakanaka (African music and more)
• Bahay Kubo (music of the Philippines)
• Gypsy In The Moonlight (sounds of the Caribbean)

(Grades 2-6)

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