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1. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › articlesMusical journeys: Folk music - BBC Bitesize

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   Most folk music includes singing and musical instruments. It is music created by ordinary people within a culture, that's been played or sung to one another, for a very long time. People would ...

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2. kids.kiddle.co › English_folk_musicEnglish folk music facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia

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   A morris dance is a type of English folk dance, usually accompanied by music, and based on rhythmic stepping and the execution of choreographed figures by a group of dancers, often using implements such as sticks, swords, and handkerchiefs. The name is thought to derive from the term 'moorish dance', for Spanish (Muslim) styles of dance and may ...

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4. kids.kiddle.co › Folk_musicFolk music facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia

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   In older times folk music was part of “communal recreation”. This means that small communities such as villages or families would relax by playing and singing music together. People would often make up a new song or new piece of music, or make changes to music that they already knew. In this way music was always changing. People would get musical i...

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   In the 18th century folk music started to have an influence on classical music (or “art music”). People from the higher classes started to be interested in folk music because they were conscious of being part of a tradition. Composers such as Mozart and Schubert wrote folk dances for orchestrasor small groups of instruments. Folk music was used by ...

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   Viljandi Folk Music Festival held annually within the castle ruins in Viljandi, Estonia.

   Indian Nepali folk musician Navneet Aditya Waiba

   Armenian traditional musicians

   Assyrians playing zurna and Davul, the typically used instruments for their folk music and dance.

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5. www.twinkl.co.uk › resource › ks2-traditional-musicFREE! - KS2 Traditional Music around the World PowerPoint

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   Explore the world through the music people play and enjoy with this interactive, illustrated PowerPoint. This teacher-made presentation features facts, photos, and video samples to help children learn about traditional music from 12 places around the world. Confucius said, “To educate somebody, you should start with poems, emphasize on ceremonies, and finish with music.” Discovering ...

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   • This colourful PowerPoint includes interesting facts, colourful hand-drawn illustrations and links to music that complements the information about...
   • Reggae music, which originally comes from Jamaica, has its origins in ska, calypso and rhythm and blues. Features of reggae include a syncopated be...

6. kids.kiddle.co › The_Full_English_(folk_music_archive)The Full English (folk music archive) Facts for Kids

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   An offshoot of the archive, also in 2013, was an album and concert tour under The Full English name by a collective of UK folk singers. Archive. Launched in June 2013, The Full English is a folk archive of 44,000 records and over 58,000 digitised images; it is the world's biggest digital archive of traditional music and dance tunes.

7. makemomentsmatter.org › content › my-favorite-folkWhy Teach Folk Songs? – Resources, How-to, and More

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   Oct 4, 2014 · The melodies for most folk songs are interesting and catchy and, once learned, are great to go back later and use as the foundation for “piggyback” songs (where the melody stays the same but the words change). Folk songs are easily memorable and fun to sing unlike newly composed songs that were only written to teach a concept or prove a point.

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   How did folk music gain popularity?

   • Folk music gained popularity when popular musicians, such as Bob Dylan, sang traditional folk songs and mixed folk music with rock and roll. These singers made folk music popular with young people.

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   Is folk song part of folk music?

   • Folk song is part of folk music. A folksinger is a person who sings folk songs. In the 1960s a new type of music was started by a book Bob Dylan who mixed traditional folk song with rock and roll. This music is sometimes called “folk rock”. Folk music is music for everybody to play and listen to.

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   Why should kids learn folk songs?

   • Often folk songs use archaic or unusual vocabulary that students might not understand right away. Taking the time to explain the vocabulary helps grow kids schema and exposes them to new ways of thinking/communicating. Students also love learning about the history of songs.

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   How do people learn folk music?

   • Most folk music includes singing and musical instruments. It is music created by ordinary people within a culture, that's been played or sung to one another, for a very long time. People would learn the music by listening to other people playing it and then copy them. This is called learning music orally. What types of folk music are there?

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   Do you use folk songs in your lessons?

   • When I first started teaching I would use folk songs in my lessons but honestly I don’t think that I spent enough time talking about the history, the reasoning behind the song, and the cultural context. For example, I often taught the song “Lucy Locket” and the song and game were an instant hit.

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   What happened when I started using folk songs in my classroom?

   • Everything changed when I started to use folk songs as the driving content in my classroom. Folk songs gave me endless source material to teach core content (all the state/national/district standards) and opportunities for extension activities.

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   In the 1960s a new kind of folksinger developed. Popular musicians, such as Bob Dylan, sang traditional folk songs and mixed folk music with rock and roll. These singers made folk music popular with young people. The music and songs of common people are called folk music, or traditional music. Folk music exists around the world, often in rural ...