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Unit VI
Resources
Louisiana's Musical
Landscape
Find resources helpful for Unit VI lessons
below. Specific resources are also listed in individual lessons. More
resources may be found in the Louisiana
Folklife Bibliography and Swapping Stories
Bibliography.
- Ancelet, Barry Jean, with photographs
by Elemore Morgan, Jr. Cajun and Creole Music Makers. University
Press of Mississippi, 1999. Revised edition of 1984 book, which includes
interviews with many musicians. Includes discussions of influences and
learning traditions. French and English text. Color photographs,
$35.
- Ancelet, Barry. Cajun Music: Its
Origins and Development. Center for Louisiana Studies at the
University of Louisiana-Lafayette, 1989. Fifty-eight page survey of
development of Cajun music through the 1980s. Lyrics to a number of
songs, photographs, and a reference discography are included,
$7.95.
- Baskerville, David. Music Business
Handbook and Career Guide. The Sherwood Co., 1990. A comprehensive
presentation of songwriting, publishing, copyright, artist management,
theater promotion, merchandising, and arts administration. Contains a
useful guide to various resources in the music business,
$42.95.
- Bennett, John Price. Rhythmic
Activities and Dance. Human Kinetics, 1995. Suggests rhythm and
dance activities for children, $22.
- Bial, Raymond. Cajun Home.
Illus. with photographs by the author. Houghton Mifflin, 1998.
Photographs of rural Cajuns during the first half of the 20th
century in this book for younger students, $16.
- The Bill Moyers Collection. Amazing
Grace with Bill Moyers. 1992. Video. Across time, oceans and
cultures, "Amazing Grace" has endured as one of the most popular pieces
of music in the English language. Its universal appeal inspired the
acclaimed journalist Bill Moyers to tell the story of this song through
the people who have sung it. Featured are The Boys Choir of Harlem,
Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, and many others, who reveal the power the
song has had in their personal lives. Complementing the artists'
comments is British actor Jeremy Irons, speaking from the writings of
the 18th century Englishman who composed the song. 1 hr 20 min, Retail
Price $24.99, PBS
Shop.
- Blank, Les. Always For Pleasure.
Video. Flower Films, 1978. Insider's portraits of New Orleans' street
celebrations, including second-line parades, Mardi Gras, and jazz
funerals. 58 minutes, $39.95.
- Blank, Les. J'ai Été Au Bal (I
Went to the Dance). Flower Films, 1989. History of music of southwest
French Louisiana. 84 minutes, $49.99.
- Broven, John. Rhythm & Blues in
New Orleans. Pelican Publishing, 1983. Comprehensive history
documenting the rise and development of New Orleans R&B,
$13.95.
- Broven, John. South to Louisiana:
The Music of the Cajun Bayous. Pelican Publishing, 1983. History of
Cajun, zydeco, swamp pop, and New Orleans music, $14.95.
- Brunvand, Jan Harold. Chapter 16: "Folk
Dances and Dramas," The Study of American Folklore: An
Introduction. 4th ed. W.W. Norton & Company, 1998.
Full discussion, with examples, of folk dances and dramas,
$46.
- Brunvand, Jan Harold. [Chapter 3, "Folk
Groups,"] The Study of American Folklore: An Introduction.
4th ed. W.W. Norton & Company, 1998. A discussion of
different kinds of folk groups and their shared traditions and customs,
$46.
- Campbell, Patricia Shehan. Songs in
Their Heads: Music and Its Meaning in Children's Lives. Oxford
University Press, 1998. This music-education scholar shows teachers and
parents how they can use fieldwork to research the music in children's
lives. This provides insights into how children think about music, how
schools teach music, and how we can improve music education by listening
to children. A teacher resource for all grades, $20.
- Davis, Shari and Benny Ferdman.
"Nourishing the Heart: " A Guide to Intergenerational Arts Projects in
the Schools. City Lore, 1993. The authors describe making a sound
collage in this teacher resource for all grades that encourages linking
senior citizens and students, $10.
- Des Pres, Josquin, and Mark Landsman.
Creative Careers in Music. Allworth Press, 2000. Discusses
aspects of the music industry from a personal experience standpoint.
Covers the following topics: the publishing business, the record
business, music industry careers, career development, and changes in the
music industry, $18.95.
- Doucet, Michael. Le Hoogie
Boogie. Rounder/Polygram, 1995. Cajun and zydeco music by Beausoleil
for children with French and English lyrics. Book includes chord
symbols, simple dance directions, and activities for each song. Book
$12.95, CD $15.95, cassette $10.98.
- Doucet, Sharon Arms. Fiddle
Fever. Clarion, 2000. The story of a boy, Félix LeBlanc, who wants
to play the fiddle, but his mama forbids it. Félix disobeys and makes
his own fiddle from a cigar box, $20.95.
- Evans, David. Big Road Blues:
Tradition and Creativity in the Folk Blues. Da Capo Press, 1982,
$12.76.
- Evans, Jane. Let's Dance: A Movement
Approach to Folk Dance. 2nd ed. CAN-ED Media, 1985.
Incorporates the elements of modern dance (i.e., body awareness, effort,
space awareness, relationships) into folk dance instruction. The first
part of the book deals with general instructions for teaching dance
followed by directions for 86 dances. All the music is available for
purchase from Can-Ed Media, but does not come with the booklet,
$21.95.
- Ferris, William. Blues from the
Delta. Da Capo Press, 1984. Out of print.
- Field, Shelly. Career Opportunities
in the Music Industry. American Library Association, 2000. Recently
revised to profile more than 86 jobs in the 21st-century
music industry, $18.95.
- Franks, Tillman with Robert Gentry.
Tillman Franks: I Was There When It Happened. Sweet Dreams
Publishing Company, 2000, $29.95
- Gentry, Robert. The Louisiana
Hayride: The Glory Years-1948-60. Sweet Dreams Publishing
Company, 1998. Chiefly fascimiles of newpapers clippings about the
Louisiana Hayride radio program from the Shreveport Times and
other Louisiana newspapers. Available from The Sabine Index, PO Box 850,
Many, LA 71449, 318/256-3495, $29.95.
- Gillis, Candida. The Community as
Classroom. Heinemann, 1992. Teacher resource for encouraging
students' insight into and work with elders and community,
$23.00.
- Gould, Philip (Photographer), Barry
Jean Ancelet (Introduction). Cajun Music and Zydeco. More than
one hundred color photographs of the performers, dance halls, and fans.
Includes a compact disc, $49.95
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Jazz Parades: Feet Don't Fail Me
Now. Video. Hosted by Alan Lomax. American Patchwork, 1997. A
documentary film of music and movement from New Orleans' streets.
Includes rehearsal of Mardi Gras Indians. NOTE: It is strongly
recommended that teachers review this video to determine its suitability
in classroom settings. There is non-graphic nudity in the African dance
scenes and several references to the sexuality of jazz music. 60
minutes, $24.95. Available from Rounder Records.
- Lane, Christy, and Susan Langhout.
Multicultural Folk Dance Guide. Human Kinetics, 1998,
$7.95.
- Lester, Julius. The Blues Singers:
Ten Who Rocked the World. Illus. by Lisa Cohen. Jump at the
Sun/Hyperion, 2001. Lester relates blues singers' contributions from
Bessie Smith to Aretha Franklin, drawing on his personal experiences
with the artists. For younger students, $15.99.
- Logan, Horace, Bill Sloan, and Bill
Slogan. Elvis, Hank, and Me: Making Musical History on the Louisiana
Hayride. St. Martins Press, 1998. Recounts the history and creation
of the Louisiana Hayride, as well as profiles of country music
artists who participated, $30.
- Long, Lucy. "To Dance Irish: An
Educational Resource Guide." Department of Popular Culture, Bowling
Green State University, 2001. Available from Dr. Lucy Long, Department
of Popular Culture, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
43403, 419/372-2981, $4.50.
- Louisiana Hayride: Cradle of the
Stars. Video. 1958. Old photos, film clips, radio show recordings
& interviews recounting the heydays of the Hayride, from 1948 -1958,
$14.95.
- Malone, Bill C. Country Music USA: A
Fifty-Year History. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1968,
$32.95.
- Malone, Jacqui. Steppin' on the
Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance. University of
Illinois Press, 1996. Examines the African influences on African
American dance performances, from slave times to Motown to marching
bands. Contrasts movements with erect postures of European styles,
$18.95.
- Masters of Traditional Arts
Education Guide, by Paddy Bowman, Alan Govenar, and Betty Carter,
accompanies a DVD-Rom produced by Alan Govenar of Documentary Arts.
These resources document the lives and artistry of the 259 National
Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows through extensive
video, audio, photography, and text files on the DVD. The DVD includes
13 Louisiana folk artists: Dewey Balfa, Cajun fiddler; Ada Thomas,
Chitimacha basketweaver; Clifton Chenier, zydeco musician; Alphonse
"Bois Sec" Ardoin, Creole accordion player; Canray Fontenot, Creole
fiddler; Brownie Ford, Cowboy songs; Allison "Tootie" Montana, Mardi
Gras Indian; Irvan Perez, Isleño décima singer; Marc Savoy, Cajun
accordion builder; Inez Catalon, French Creole singer; D.L. Menard,
Cajun musician; Gladys Clark, Acadian brown cotton weaving; and Wilson
"Boozoo" Chavis, Creole zydeco accordionist. The 72-page guide includes
educational rationale, lesson plans for units, shorter classroom
activities, and an annotated bibliography of related fiction and
non-fiction for grades 4-12. Published by ABC-CLIO, Inc., Santa Barbara, 2002, ISBN
1-57607-962-7, $49.
- Medaris, Angela Shelf, and Michael
Medaris. Dance. Twenty-First Century Books, 1997. African
American dance, borrowing heavily from dance traditions that slaves
brought to the U.S. from Africa, influences modern forms of tap and
ballet, as this cultural history reveals, $23.90.
- New Orleans Jazz Funerals From the
Inside. Hosted and narrated by Milton Batiste, with Olympia Brass
Band. New Orleans, DMJ Productions, 1995. Video. 50 minutes, $19.95.
- Olivier, Rick (photographer) and Ben
Sandmel. Zydeco! University Press of Mississippi, 1999. Text by
Ben Sandmel. Traces the history of the music and draws upon interviews
with zydeco performers, $25.
- Plater, Ormonde, Cynthia Speyrer, Rand
Speyrer, and Michael Peter Smith. Cajun Dancing. Pelican
Publishing Company, 1993. 250 photos. Guide that teaches basic and
advanced steps of Cajun dance, $14.95.
- Santelli, Robert, Holly George-Warren,
Jim Brown. American Roots Music. Harry N. Abrams,
2001.
- Sobel, David. Mapmaking with
Children: Sense of Place Education for the Elementary Years.
Heinemann, 1998. Sound maps are among the many useful activities and
concepts this book offers teachers of K-8, $24.50.*
- Spitzer, Nicholas R. Louisiana Folklife: A Guide to the
State. Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, 1985.
- Stearns, Marshall W. The Story of
Jazz. Oxford University Press, 1985, $15.96.
- Thorpe, Edward. Black Dance. The
Music Center, Music Center Education Division, 717 W. Temple St., Suite
400, Los Angeles, CA 90012. From its origins in Africa to its influence
on ballet and modern dance, Thorpe presents the most comprehensive
history of black dance available today. Though out of print, used copies
are available.
- Tisserand, Michael. The Kingdom of
Zydeco. Arcade Publishing, 1998. A history of zydeco music and the
culture, $29.95.
- Weikart, Phyllis S. Teaching Folk
Dance: Successful Steps. High/Scope Press, 1999. Contains ideas,
techniques, steps, and suggestions for teaching folk dance, $49.95.
- Wilson, Charles Reagan et al, Eds..
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. University of North Carolina,
1989. Many articles on all aspects of Southern culture, including music
traditions. 1656 pgs, $75.
- Wolf, Thomas. Presenting
Performances: A Handbook for Sponsors. Illus. Barbara Carter. New
England Foundation for the Arts, 1977. A guide for people who contract
with performers. Includes information on administration, booking
performers, marketing and fundraising, and set-up of performances. Out
of print, but worth looking for in the library.
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