Musical Explorers
- Curriculum Overview
- How to Use the Curriculum
- Core Activities
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Program One
- Overview
- About the Artists
- Georgian Folk with Ilusha
- Freedom Songs with Imani Uzuri
- Haitian with Emeline
- Audio Index
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Program Two
- Overview
- About the Artists
- Argentine Folk with Sofía R. and Sofia T.
- Native American with Martha
- South African Zulu with Bongi and Tshidi
- Audio Index
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Program Three
- Overview
- About the Artists
- Greek Folk with Magda
- Malian Traditional with Yacouba
- Indian Classical with Falu
- Audio Index
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Program Four
- Overview
- About the Artists
- Jazz with Brianna
- Bomba and Plena with Juan and Julia
- Brazilian with Fabiana
- Audio Index
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Program Five
- Overview
- About the Artists
- Cumbia with Gregorio
- Armenian Folk with Zulal
- Hip Hop with Soul Science Lab
- Audio Index
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Program Six
- Overview
- About the Artists
- Bluegrass with Michael
- Chinese Traditional with Qian Yi
- Iraqi Folk with Layth
- Audio Index
- Digital Concert Experience
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Complete Page Index
- Musical Explorers NYC
Program Five
Standards
National Core Arts Standards for Music
Bluegrass: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11
Chinese Traditional: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11
Iraqi Folk: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11
Common Anchor #1: Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.
Common Anchor #2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.
Common Anchor #3: Refine and complete artistic work.
Common Anchor #4: Analyze, interpret, and select artistic work for presentation.
Common Anchor #5: Develop and refine artistic work for presentation.
Common Anchor #6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
Common Anchor #7: Perceive and analyze artistic work.
Common Anchor #8: Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.
Common Anchor #9: Apply criteria to evaluate artistic work.
Common Anchor #10: Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.
Common Anchor #11: Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
Common Core Capacities
Through hands-on classroom activities and two culminating interactive performances, Musical Explorers helps to address Common Core Capacities for College and Career Readiness, empowering students through learning activities in which they
- demonstrate independence
- build strong content knowledge
- respond to the varying demands of audience, task, purpose, and discipline
- comprehend, as well as critique
- value evidence
- come to understand other perspectives and cultures
The Musical Explorers curriculum focuses on building music performance skills, content knowledge, and creativity, while developing core capacities in English language arts and mathematics. Through active listening, describing and analyzing repertoire, writing activities, and a focus on the perspectives of other cultures and communities, Musical Explorers provides students with the opportunity to put these core capacities to use in a musical domain.