Arts-In-Education Exploratory Enrichment

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PROGRAM DETAILS



Program Title
Homegrown String Band
 
Provider Name
Homegrown String Band
 
Rick Jackofsky

Rocky Point , NY 11778
Phone:
631-744-4265
Email:
hgstrngbnd@optonline.net
Website:
www.homegrownstringband.com
Program Description
Before the inventions of radio & television made it possible to bring professional entertainment into homes, it was common for families & communities to entertain themselves by singing & dancing to homemade music. The Homegrown String Band is a twenty-first century incarnation of the traditional family band, proudly carrying on the tradition of making a joyful sound & sharing it with friends & neighbors. Their unique sound is rooted in the tradition of the rural string & jug bands that recorded during the 1920s & ‘30s, but is also very much influenced by the blues, bluegrass, jazz, & rock ’n roll that has been added to the melting pot of American music. This program covers improvisation and the oral traditions of American music as well as a discussion of the origin, construction, and playing techniques of the instruments used to create the music. Students learn the unique circumstances that brought European & African cultures together to create the American musical experience.
 
Categories
Music (MU), Social Studies ,
 


Additional Resources 
There are no evaluations available for this program.

Program Recommendations
Grades
K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12



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Arts Standards
2,3


Other Standards 
SS



Curriculum Connections 
Arts: Dance, Media Arts, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts , , ,



Culturally Responsive 



Cost 
Cost Single: $600
Cost Multiple: $100


Duration
60 minutes