Latin American Music in the Classroom Workshop

Resources Provided by Heidi Feldman, Ph.D.

• Arts Integration: Using Music (and Other Arts) in the Classroom
  • Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education
    Lincoln Center Institute (LCI) is an arts and education organization whose approach is based on aesthetic education and the writings of such innovators as John Dewey and Maxine Greene. Students learn about and through the arts by focusing on works of art, including performing and visual arts, and architecture. LCI's principles support learning across the curriculum. The Institute works in partnership with pre-K through grade twelve educators and degree-granting teacher education programs, and provides numerous professional development opportunities.
  • ArtsEdge
    ArtsEdge—the National Arts and Education Network—supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience. ArtsEdge empowers educators to teach in, through, and about the arts by providing the tools to develop interdisciplinary curricula that fully integrate the arts with other academic subjects. ArtsEdge offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources, student materials, and guidelines for arts-based instruction and assessment.
  • Learning Laboratory School Network Article List
    These articles come mainly from the Journal for Learning Through Music, published by the Research Center for Learning Through Music at New England Conservatory. Articles are organized by topic heading and can be downloaded in PDF format. Good resource for information on benefits and challenges of using music in the classroom.
• Latin American Music: Selected Video Recordings
  • Louis Alvarez and Andrew Koker: Mosquitos and High Water (Documentary about Isleño décimas in Louisiana) - Can be purchased through the Center for New American Media
  • Andrea Leland and Kathy Berger: The Garifuna Journey - VHS and Study Guide available from New Day Films
• Sample Lesson Plans and Curriculum Matterials for Arts Integration and Latin American Music in the Classroom
  • Décima Poem Lesson by Pamela Gray
  • "Baila!" Latin Dance in the Spanish Classroom by ArtsEdge
  • "The Garifuna Diaspora" (Garifuna Migration Teacher's Guide) by Stanford University
  • "You Keep Making Stuff Up!" by ArtsEdge
  • Outreach World - A Resource for Teaching Kids About the World
  • University of New Mexico and RetaNet - Resources for Teaching About Latin America
• Sources for Latin American Music Recordings and Videos
  • Tower Records
  • Amazon.com
  • CD Universe
  • Descarga
  • Instituto de Etnomusicologia, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
  • Multicultural Media
  • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
  • Tulane University Latin American Resource Center Lending Library*
  • The Consortium in Latin American & Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University*
  • Harvard University, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies*
  • Michigan State University, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies*
  • University of Arizona, Center for Latin American Studies*
  • University of Florida, Center for Latin American Studies & Florida International University, Latin American and Caribbean Center*
  • University of Pittsburgh, Center for Latin American Studies*
  • University of Texas at Austin, Teresa Lozano Institute of Latin American Studies*
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies*
  • Resources marked with a * provide free loan of materials to U.S. instructors

Resource Provided by José-Luis Orozco

• Please click here for José-Luis Orozco's webpage.