by Melissa Stouffer | Mar 7, 2023 | All, Literature, Music History, Musical Cultures
I’ve said it before and I’m very much a person who makes sure that I cover different cultural groups all year and not just in ‘the’ month that is set aside. But I still think it’s important to cover them in that month. March is Women’s History Month and there...
by Melissa Stouffer | Jan 10, 2023 | AAPI, All, Holidays, Music History, Musical Cultures, Season: Winter
A lot of teachers and schools are incorporating Lunar New Year into their yearly plans. Lunar New Year is not a celebration specific to China. As with other cultural celebrations, please buy resources from creators who are actually of Asian descent and celebrate Lunar...
by Melissa Stouffer | Nov 8, 2022 | All, Literature, Music History, Musical Cultures
Unfortunately, there are not a lot of books about Indigenous musicians. However, these three books about Powwows are wonderful to tie culture and history to your lessons whether it be in November, or any other time of year. (Full disclosure: some affiliate links but...
by Melissa Stouffer | Nov 1, 2022 | All, Literature, Music History, SEL
In summer 2021 at The Music Crew’s free virtual conference, I talked about this awesome book which gives listening examples that coincide with a feeling for each letter of the alphabet. The only problem I had with it was the majority of the listening examples...
by Melissa Stouffer | Sep 27, 2022 | All, Literature, Music History, Musical Cultures
September is Deaf Awareness Month. For those of us who are hearing, and teach music, I think Deafness can be one of the most difficult things for us to relate to. We are professional noise makers. But as teachers, and humans, it’s so important that we include...
by Melissa Stouffer | May 3, 2022 | AAPI, All, Music History, Musical Cultures
Since May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I thought I’d give us a post highlighting someone who might make great musician of the month possibility. Yo-Yo Ma is a former child prodigy, French born Chinese cellist. His first appearance in 1962...
