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• A Kaleidoscope of Cultures and the Arts
  This workshop presentation offers an introduction to and suggestions for a multicultural approach to teaching through music experiences.
• Effect of Multicultural Music Experience on Preservice Elementary Teachers' Attitudes
  Explores the effects of multicultural music-lesson planning on preservice elementary teachers' attitudes toward teaching from a multicultural perspective. Reveals a significant relationship between exposure to multicultural music and attitudes of willingness to teach it; no effect was observed on attitudes of willingness to teach in culturally diverse environments.
• Finding a Path to History and Culture
  Maintains that music technology growth can assist teachers in implementing interdisciplinary approaches involving history, culture, and music. Presents suggested classroom strategies utilizing CD-ROMs and other interactive media technology.
• Guide to Rhythmically Moving 2
  This book is the second guide accompanying a series of nine recordings of a rare collection of international folk music. The volume provides information needed to facilitate the many and varied activities necessary for students' understanding and application of movement and music concepts.
• Introducing the Music of East Africa
  Explains and characterizes some of the basic concepts of East African music. Fundamentally an enhanced way of storytelling, East African music techniques are rooted in the play and rhythm of spoken language.
• Leading Young Children to Music. Fifth Edition
  This manual is designed for music and classroom teachers of children from infancy to age eight. All musical experiences lead to learning, from the simplest rhythmic experiences of being rocked to sleep to the more sophisticated challenge of playing one rhythmic pattern while singing another.
• More Than Singing: Discovering Music in Preschool and Kindergarten
  This book contains over 100 music activities to help teachers, child care providers, and parents bring the joy, theory, and practice of music to young children. An introductory chapter is followed by chapters on songs, rhythm, instruments, music centers, movement, music throughout the day, and group times.
• Music Appreciation Class: Broadening Perspectives
  Outlines approaches for introducing multicultural music into the standard music appreciation class. Notes the close relationship and influence shared by Middle Eastern and Western music and recommends using this as a starting point.
• Religious Music and Multicultural Education
  Discusses religious music as an extraordinarily rich resource supplementing multicultural education. Considers the divisive and problematic nature of some religious music, exemplified by a trio of Jewish students refusal to sing "St.
• Why Not Start a Steel Band?
  Suggests expanding the eclectic nature of a band program by creating a steel band, a Caribbean-based percussion ensemble. The steel band complements multicultural education and attracts students to the music program.