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 | 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...
by Melissa Stouffer | Feb 1, 2022 | All, Literature, Music History, Musical Cultures
February is Black History Month. A great way highlight the month is to celebrate some great music. Motown – The D – Motor City Detroit is the home to Motown Records founded by Berry Gordy, Jr.. and without Motown, we may not have some of the most ICONIC...
by Melissa Stouffer | Nov 2, 2021 | All, Literature, Music History, Musical Cultures
Like the books I picked for Filipino American History Month, there are not many books on Indigenous musicians. There is one book that was featured for Women’s History Month called “Red Bird Sings: The Story of Zitkala-Ša, Native American Author, Musician,...
by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 26, 2021 | AAPI, All, Folk Songs, Musical Cultures
Finding authentic folk songs can be difficult. Sometimes anthologies don’t tell you if lyrics have been changed or verses have been omitted, and sometimes you can’t find if it is authentic online? These are three books of authentic Filipino folk songs for...
