Mapping the Beat Lessons
UCI CLA&T Blog

"Begin with the experience and by means of it investigate the cause."
- Leonardo
da Vinci





Lessons and Powerpoints

Native American Cultures on the Plains (pdf)
Flutes, Natural Resources, and the Trade in the Great Plains (wiki)
The Ngoni, the Banjo and the Atlantic Slave Trade (wiki) (Music of Mali Powerpoint)
Unconventional Maps and the Underground Railroad (wiki)
Louisiana and the French Diaspora (wiki)
Music and Migration in Texas (wiki)
American Worksongs (wiki)
The Piano and the Industrial Revolution (wiki)
Instrument Migration (wiki)
Country Music (wiki) (Country Music PowerPoint)
Chinese In America (wiki) (Chinese In America PowerPoint)
The Civil War, Civil War Bands and Their Music (wiki) (Civil War PowerPoint)
California History
Hawaiian Hula
Hawaiian Music Lesson
Indian Dance: Bharatanatyam (Powerpoint)
Indian Dance Lesson Plan

Links to Helpful Websites

Appalachian Songs and Singing Games