Online Resources for Multicultural Music Study

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www.folkways.si.edu
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution. “We are dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound.

www.molliestone.org
Mollie Stone/Vela Vela: This site is about Mollie Stone and her DVD entitled “Vela Vela” that is designed to help choral conductors, music educators and singers to learn about black South African choral music, and learn to teach it in the oral tradition.

www.nickmusic.com
Nick Page is a song leader, composer, and writer who studies and arranges folk music from around the world.

www.ccchoir.org
Chicago Children’s Choir: Several sound clips can be found on this site. The Chicago Children’s Choir is known for its authentic multicultural performances.

www.globalvoicesinsong.com
“Global Voices is the outcome of my ten-year quest to build bridges of tolerance and understanding from my classroom to cultures of the world. My journeys led me to conclude that learning songs and dances from diverse cultures is a uniquely powerful means of building these bridges.” –Mary Goetze

http://echarry.web.wesleyan.edu/
Eric Charry is a professor at Wesleyan University. His website has many resources for music and cultures around the world.

www.earthsongschoralmusic.com
earthsongs is a publisher of world music. They have sound clips on their site and cds available for purchase.

http://choralnet.org/resources
ChoralNet is a great site for networking and asking questions. They have some great links for multicultural repertoire. Click on “repertoire.”

www.alliancemusic.com
Alliance Music Publications provides great information about each piece they publish.

www.sbmp.com
Santa Barbara Music Publishing provides detailed information about the music as well as sound examples on their website.

http://library.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/ethnic.html
Indiana University School of Music has compiled a list of Worldwide Internet Music Resources.

www.multiculturalmedia.com
Multicultural Media specializes in producing and distributing world music and dance CDs and DVDs.

http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com
National Geographic has created a page dedicated to world music with tons of information.

www.ifcm.net
The International Federation for Choral Music is an organization created to unify choral musicians from around the world. They sponsor projects and publications on the topics of international choral music-making.

www.youtube.com
YouTube is a great resource for finding videos of specific pieces from around the world.