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Purple Silk Foundation based in Oakland to support music education for inner-city youth to instill in young people appreciation of music from all cultures through instruction in traditional Chinese instruments.

purplesilk.org
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“The Tamburitzans ensemble expanded its repertoire throughout the past eight decades to include a wide variety of folk dance and music representing international cultures.”

thetamburitzans.org
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“Students of all ages and skill levels are invited to register for traditional Arabic music lessons at the Arab American National Museum.”

arabamericanmuseum.org/musiclessons
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“​...continuing the rich Indian...musical tradition by teaching...the next generation of artists and musicians...to transform our students passion in Carnatic/Hindustani Music into a life long journey of reward and fulfillment.”

raagaschool.com
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“The Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities.”

oldtownschool.org
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“range...dominated by whole class & smaller ensemble opps & orch. instruments. The authors...noted "a core repertoire of mainly classical & chamb. mus., tiered progression ensembles" & “few examples of hip-hop, digital, folk/ethnic/world ensembles".”
theguardian.com/culture-profes…

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"Mariachi Herencia de Mexico (herencia means "heritage") currently involves 90 students at three skill levels, and the band that appears onstage consists of 16 advanced and intermediate players drawn from that larger group."

chicagoreader.com/chicago/mariac…

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"Maples Elementary School Arabic Music Ensemble...performs drumming pieces, sings multi-cultural songs, plays recorder selections and presents Middle Eastern dances all while wearing traditional Arabic Costumes."

maples.dearbornschools.org/maples-drummer…

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Compiling a bibliography on adopting ethnic music styles into #MusicEducation. We tend to underestimate how having a connection to a cultural background in arts instruction can lead to greater satisfaction/engagement for members of that ethnicity.

so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/huma…
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"The article concludes with an effort to imagine philosophy as a tool for questioning and challenging the epistemological colonialism that too often lingers within music education's philosophical discourses."

oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/o…

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"Zambia embarked on curriculum reforms to ensure inclusion of...African indigenous cultures...to transform the colonial school curriculum which was dominated Eurocentric values, beliefs & practices...to make education relevant to the Zambian child."

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oda.hioa.no/en/african-mus…

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Al-Bustan Arabic Choir Program at Moffet Elementary School in Philadelphia.

Formed by Salli Oak and Reena Esmail, "Shastra fosters cross-cultural dialogue between the great musical traditions of India and the West."

shastramusic.org

Photos from Gregoria Going’s performing arts school from the early 60s. She also founded what was probably the first Black Women’s Orchestras in the US—the Corda Club!m (1910-1920)!

https://twitter.com/Silpayamanant/status/1292296672970788865

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"To educate youth about their Filipino heritage through dance, music, culture, social issues, etc. & create a sense of Filipino pride & identity, while creating a space of community through relationships & through discovering one’s identity."
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filipinoculturalschool.org

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"Professor Akosua Addo grew up listening to her mother singing Jamaican folk music as they walked the roads of Ghana together. Half-Jamaican, half-Ghanaian, learning about and teaching music around the world is literally in her DNA."

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Dearborn’s McDonald Elementary Arabic Drumming Ensemble and Madrigal Choir after a performance at Logan Elementary School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Website: iblog.dearbornschools.org/mcdonaldmusic/

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Moffet Elementary School and their Al-Bustan Arabic Choir Program with composer, Marcel Khalife, and Al-Bustan clinicians. Philadelphia.

Website: albustanseeds.org/news/afterscho…

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National Cambodian Heritage Museum
and Killing Fields Memorial Pin Peat Ensemble/Khmer Music/Dance classes. Chicago.

Website: cambodianmuseum.org/new-events?cat…

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