We have a multicultural population making our focus on global studies appropriate and essential to teaching diversity. By researching the history of music from Kenya, I plan to show its importance to the culture.
Music is a form of expression, entertainment as well as communication.
Sounds we hear can control the frame of mind we are in. Through collaboration with a team of fellow teachers, I plan to introduce my students to the culture and music of Kenya, while exploring the science of sound. We will learn the importance of music to a culture. We will make instruments and learn how the different shapes and sizes of the same material, creates a variety of sound. After the instruments are made we will learn how to play them.