by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 26, 2021 | General Music, Kodaly
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...
by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 19, 2021 | Kodaly, Literature
In my hunt for Filipino folk songs, I came across these five illustrated folk song books. I thought they would be wonderful to share with you! Each book also has some info on the song and sometimes more such as the region or music (Kaisa-Isa Niyan). All five books...
by Melissa Stouffer | Oct 5, 2021 | Lesson Planning, Literature
October is Filipino American History Month. If you read my blog regularly or follow me on Instagram, you know I am half Filipino/Chinese, and that earlier this year I found my grandma’s huge family by chance thanks to a cousin who responded to a random Facebook...
by Melissa Stouffer | May 16, 2023 | Literature
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. As I’ve said before, 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...
by Melissa Stouffer | May 9, 2023 | AAPI/Filipino Resources, General Music, Kodaly, Learning Through Play, Lesson Planning, Literature
Hi Friends! Happy Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month! I thought this year I would ask one of my Filipino friends to write a post sharing some of her experiences, activities, and more that you can use in your classroom now or any time of year. Allow me to...
