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ERIC Number: EJ288845
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Sugar in the Gourd: Preserving Appalachian Traditions.
Brown, Tom
Music Educators Journal, v70 n3 p52-55 Nov 1983
The Appalachian Folk Music Project developed methods to teach folk music in the schools. Authentic material was identified and teaching methods appropriate to rural Appalachia were selected. Departures from the norm included teaching of instruments like the dulcimer, harmonica, and fiddle and the use of folk models whenever possible. (CS)
Descriptors: Applied Music, Elementary Education, Music Activities, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Program Descriptions, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Appalachia; Folk Music; Oral Learning; Oral Tradition