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International Cultures to Research- Country/ Culture Instrument/Music International Cultures to Research- Country/ Instrument/Music Links Culture Australia Didgeridoo Different types of music in Australia: http://www.australian-information- stories.com/music-of-australia.html Information about the Didjeridoo: http://www.australian-information-stories.com/music-of-australia.html World Book Online- Didgeridoo Instrument World Book Online- Corroboree Ceremony Indigenous Australian Music: https://kids.kiddle.co/Indigenous_Australian_music Music of Australia- Facts- https://kids.kiddle.co/Music_of_Australia Scotland Bagpipes Bagpipe Facts: https://kids.kiddle.co/Bagpipes Great Highland Bagpipe: https://kids.kiddle.co/Great_highland_bagpipe Bagpipes go from Scotland to Canada: https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/tresors/treasure/278eng.html Japan Koto Harp Japanese Instruments: https://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/instruments.html Taiko Drums Taiko drums: http://www.softschools.com/facts/music_instruments/taiko_facts/3012/ Shamisen: https://kids.kiddle.co/Shamisen J-Pop music: https://kids.kiddle.co/J-Pop Mexico Mariachi Mariachi music: https://kidworldcitizen.org/mexican-mariachi-music/ Mariachi history: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Mexicoweb/factfile/Unique-facts- Mexico17.htm Types of music in Mexico: https://kids.kiddle.co/Music_of_Mexico Ranchera Music: https://kids.kiddle.co/Ranchera_music Tejano music: https://kids.kiddle.co/Tejano_music Cumbia music: https://kids.kiddle.co/Cumbia_music https://kids.kiddle.co/Latin_music https://kids.kiddle.co/Tejano_music Mongolia Throat Singing General Mongolian Music and Culture- go to Performing Arts section: https://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Mongolia.html morin khuur- Horse Morin Khuur (Horse Head Fiddle): https://tomongolia.blogspot.com/2010/04/horse- Head Fiddle head-fiddle.html khoomei singing Instruments of Mongolia: http://www.face-music.ch/tsam/tsaminstruments_en.html Khoomei singing and Instruments- scroll to music and dance section: https://www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Mongolian-Americans.html Throat singing: https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-tuvan-throat-singing Korea K-Pop BTS: https://www.dogonews.com/2018/10/5/k-pop-sensation-bts-urges-the-worlds- youth-to-find-your-voice/page/14 Big Bang: https://kids.kiddle.co/BIGBANG Germany Famous Composers: German Composers- Beethoven, Bach, https://www.classicsforkids.com/composers/composers_country.php?country=Germany Schumann, Wagner Beethoven facts- https://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/people_n2/persons6_n2/beethoven.html Accordian Accordian: Glockenspiel http://www.softschools.com/facts/music_instruments/accordion_facts/3037/ Glockenspiel: http://www.softschools.com/facts/music_instruments/glockenspiel_facts/3001/ Switzerland Alpine Horn/ Alphorn Alphorn- https://europeforvisitors.com/switzaustria/articles/alphorns.htm Yodeling- type of Yodeling- https://europeforvisitors.com/switzaustria/articles/yodeling.htm singing Yodeling- https://www.mamalisa.com/blog/yodeling-in-the-alps/ How do you yodel- https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-you-yodel Jamaica Reggae What is Reggae Music: https://www.dkfindout.com/us/music-art-and-literature/types- music/reggae/ Reggae music: https://www.knowitall.org/audio/reggae-gullah-music Reggae music: https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar831822 Bob Marley: https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar833741 Bob Marley: https://kids.kiddle.co/Bob_Marley Jazz History of Jazz: https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar831064 Jazz History: https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_1900s/jazz.php Handy links for jazz: https://www.classicsforkids.com/music/jazz.php The Jazz Age: http://www.american-historama.org/1913-1928-ww1-prohibition-era/jazz- age.htm Scott Joplin- Ragtime composer- http://kidsmusiccorner.co.uk/composers/jazz/scott-joplin/ History of Jazz- https://www.nps.gov/jazz/learn/historyculture/history_early.htm Rap Development of Rap Music : https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home#article/ar834154 Hip Hop music: https://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/students/features/series/hip-hop Comedy Hip Hop: https://kids.kiddle.co/Comedy_hip_hop https://kids.kiddle.co/Hip_hop Pop Music http://kidsmusiccorner.co.uk/types/popular/ Country Birthplace of country music- http://www.americaslibrary.gov/es/tn/es_tn_bristol_1.html Music Grand Ole Opry- https://www.opry.com/history The Beatles https://kids.kiddle.co/The_Beatles John Lennon- https://kids.kiddle.co/John_Lennon Paul McCartney- https://kids.kiddle.co/Paul_McCartney George Harrison- https://kids.kiddle.co/George_Harrison Ringo Starr- https://kids.kiddle.co/Ringo_Starr India Sitar (Indian guitar) Music from India- https://kids.kiddle.co/Indian_music Tabla (drum) Tabla- https://kids.kiddle.co/Tabla Bollywood Bollywood- https://kids.kiddle.co/Bollywood Ravi Shankar- https://kids.kiddle.co/Ravi_Shankar Folk music https://kids.kiddle.co/Folk_music Electronic Synthpop History of Electronic Music- https://kids.kiddle.co/Electronic_music Music Dubstep https://kids.kiddle.co/Synthpop Electropop https://kids.kiddle.co/Dubstep https://kids.kiddle.co/Category:Electronic_music_bands https://kids.kiddle.co/Category:Electronic_musicians https://kids.kiddle.co/Electropop African- Jazz https://kids.kiddle.co/African-American_music American Blues https://kids.kiddle.co/Blues Music Gospel https://kids.kiddle.co/Soul_music Soul https://kids.kiddle.co/Rhythm_and_blues R&B https://kids.kiddle.co/Rock_and_roll Hip Hop .
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