ERIC Number: EJ760245
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1048-3713
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Ghanaian Folk Songs: Training Ground for Music and Social Skill Development
Reynolds, Geoffrey
General Music Today, v19 n1 p17-21 Fall 2005
The article considers Ghanaian folk songs as a training ground for music and social skill development. The U.S. is in cultural transition. Such changes have brought about reforms in educational policy including how teachers and school boards address ethnic diversity. The music of Africa is as diverse as its geography and its numerous ethnic groups, making it challenging to create a list of general characteristics. (Contains 1 figure and 3 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Ethnic Groups, Music, Educational Policy, Interpersonal Competence, Folk Culture, Singing, Music Education, Cultural Differences, Educational Change, Student Diversity, African Culture
MENC: The National Association for Music Education. P.O. Box 1584, Birmingham, AL 35201. Tel: 800-336-3768; Web site: http://www.menc.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa; Ghana
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