Asian Music Workshop

 

 

You must send in your application by July 5!

 

Summer Workshop for Everyone

 

 

Sponsored by the

 

Asia Center

University of Kentucky

 

 

July 15-19, 2002, 9 am – 3 pm

Please click here to download the registration form.

 

Clinician

Dr. Kuo-Huang Han

Northern Illinois University

 

 

Target Participants:                                      No prior music training needed

à        Teachers of any subject in K-12 schools

à        Teacher trainers.

à        Anyone interested in Asian cultures

 

 

Content of the Workshop:

à        Get acquainted with several Asian musical cultures

à        Learn how music is related to daily life in these cultures

à        Experience playing and singing folk music of several countries. 

à        Adapt and apply musical activities in the classroom

 

Schedule:

 

Monday

Bamboo culture; Angklung

Tuesday

Gamelan and Orff instruments.

Wednesday

Chinese luogu

Thursday

Kalinga bamboo music, Balinese Marching gamelan, Thai long drum dance;

(Afternoon): Teaching World Music

Friday

Morning: discussion, rehearsal; afternoon: presentation

 

 

 

Music is part of daily life for common folks in many cultures. Dr. Han will guide you through lectures, audio-visual presentations, and simple music makings to explore the music and culture of several Asian countries. At the end of the week, you will be able to demonstrate Chinese Luogu with lion parade & hand puppets, Southeast Asian Angklung music, Philippines tribal bamboo music, and Thai Long Drum Dance. You can in turn conduct these musical activities in your own classroom! What a fun way to learn about different cultures!

 

Workshop Fee is $50.

1 to 3 UK graduate credits available (MUS 650-029)with additional regular UK tuition fee

 

For more information and registration, contact:

Mr. Terence Foley, Asia Center, 303 Bradley Hall, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0058

Telephone:   (859)-257-7858, (859) 257-7253

Workshop Director: Dr. Cecilia Wang, Email address: cecilia@uky.edu.

 

Please click here to download the registration form.