The World House Residency consists of three playshops with all the students of the three upper grades in the morning, one rehearsal with selected children from these playshops, and two assembly programs in the afternoon for the entire school (Morning playshops run approximately 50 minutes)
1) Enter the Dragon: An Introduction to Chinese Music, Culture, and Dragon Lore
2) El Merengue: A Caribbean Song Dance Form
3) African Rhythms of Life
Students learn a traditional children's stone passing song-game, of the Akan people, of Ghana. In the process, students learn:
- The relationship between tonal languages and the talking drums
- A few phrases in Twi, one of the national languages of Ghana
- Simplified rhythms on the dunno (talking drum), and other traditional instruments the meaning of the song, as discussed in terms of its cultural context
| 8:20-9:10 |
5th grade, El Merengue: a Caribbean Song DanceForm
|
| 9:15-10:05 |
4th grade, African Rhythms of Life |
| 10:10-11:00 |
3rd
grade, Enter the Dragon: An Introduction to Chinese
Music, Culture, and Dragon Lore
|
| 11:00-11:45 |
Lunch |
| 12:00-12:30 |
Rehearsal
with selected students from the morning playshops |
| 12:45-1:25 |
First
student assisted performance of World House
Assembly, grades k - 2
|
| 1:30-2:10 |
Second student assisted
performance of World House Assembly,
grades 3 - 5 |
Residencies
Sample Schedule (Adaptable to meet individual school needs)
"... it was one of the best residencies we have ever had in this school."
- Mr. Gary Schlunz, Principal, J.E. Jones Elementary School, Cudahy, WI
Dr. Abe has experience teaching composition, as well as introducing the cultures of the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, African American, Asia, Native American, and the Middle East. He also works under observation by teachers, enabling them to learn cross-cultural music activities through guidance in theoretical issues, critical review of resources, and hands on instruction.
