ASSIGNMENT: REPORT ON MUSIC OR ART (15 points
total)
Present a ten minute report with audio-visual
aids about a cultural music style or art form on Saturday, March 31.
You will be graded on the amount of research you did on your topic and
the quality of your audio-visual aids.
Examples from previous classes:
| Chinese porcelain pillows | Native American flute music | Cascarones | Tae-kwan-do |
| Roadside altars | Pinatas | Jazz music | Day of the Dead crafts |
| Mexican dance dresses | Storytellers | Thai arts | Powwows |
| Graffitti | Mariachi music | Native American pottery | Inuit arts and crafts |
Links to helpful sites:
About.com: Site with lots of information about people and cultures, About.com has a great section on Folk Art.
Index of Native American Resources on the Web: This site has great links to sites about Native Americans, including Native American art resources.
Smithsonian Folkways: The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. has extensive archives on folk music through its Folkways program.
Traditional Arts of Tucson's Mexican-American Community: An exhihit sponsored by the UA's Southwest Folklore Center and the UA Museum of Art.
CLASS LIST
| NAME | ART/MUSIC PRESENTATION |
| Roberta | Mariachi and folklorico |
| Jennifer | Yodeling |
| Tina | Zoot Suits |
| Lora | Quilting |
| Deanna | Afro-Cuban Music |
| Dena | Hopi Kachina dolls |
| Wendy | Tattoos |
| Susan | Chinese Baoding Balls |
| Anna | Chinese art |
| Ruth | Arabian arts |
| Joanne | Reggae |
| Tim | Tohono O'odham baskets |
| Bill | Tattooing |
| Aaron | Tai Chi |
