Wondering how to bring the next generation to dance and song? Read these collected reprints from the CDSS News recounting readers’ experiences, success stories and practical advice for teaching traditional country and ritual dance in school settings.
This resource is free for CDSS members and is available for purchase through the CDSS Online Store.
Lots of useful information on creating, programming, and organizing a family dance from contributors Dudley Laufman, Andy Davis, Bob Dalsemer, Marian Rose, and Joan Shimer. Includes an extensive resource list.
This resource is free for CDSS members and is available for purchase through the CDSS Online Store.
This website provides research for music educators on unsung narratives in U.S. folk music, resources, and tools for decolonizing practices.
Dinah, Put Down Your Horn: Blackface Minstrel Songs Don’t Belong in Music Class
In this article, Dr Katya Erolaeva makes the case to remove racist songs from school music programs and discusses a number of songs with racist messaging.
From Medium
Marian Rose provides some fantastic calling tips as well as suggestions for dances to do when accommodating young children as part of your dancing community
From the CDSS News
Crankies in the Music Classroom
This article outlines how Eleanor Lincoln learned about crankies and started using them in her elementary classroom. It also includes tips to support other teachers in doing so!
From the CDSS News
Miriam Newman explains the movement towards asking people about their pronouns.
From the CDSS News
Peter and Mary Alice offer more than 30 (and adding more all the time) free downloads of sheet music of accessible choral arrangements, mostly a cappella SATB, that are steeped in traditional music. Most are Amidon arrangements; there are a few by other old and new composers and arrangers, including a selection of classic American shape note songs.
From Peter and Mary Alice Amidon
Thanks to the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their generous support.