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Cultural Exchange: The Music of India | The Music of Turkey
CITI GLOBAL ENCOUNTERS (GRADES 9-12)
The Music of India | The Music of Turkey

Citi Global Encounters 2008–09 integrates the study of world music into social studies, English, and music classrooms. Throughout the spring semester, students and teachers explore the music and culture of the chosen focus country through sequential lessons, Professional Development Workshops, classroom visits by a world music performer, and a final interactive concert in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall.

The 2008–09 program offers the opportunity to choose between a program focused on the Music of India and a program focused on the Music of Turkey.

GO DEEPER: Connect your classroom with participants around the world via an online community and two videoconferenced concerts in the yearlong Cultural Exchange Program >.

Full Program and Fee Details here ›

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Citi Global Encounters: Music of India

The 2008–09 program, which includes all of the features described here, explores wide-ranging musical styles and cultures from the Northern Indian Hindustani region. Students and Teachers study improvisation, rhythmic and harmonic modes, musical texts, traditional forms and recent innovations.

Professional Development Workshops
(Choose one.)
Thurs, Mar 5, 2009, 4 PM
Sat, Mar 7, 2009, 10 AM

Concerts
(Choose one.)
Thurs, May 14, 2009, 10:15 AM
Thurs, May 14, 2009, 12:15 PM

Citi Global Encounters: Music of Turkey

The 2008–09 program, which includes all of the features described here, focuses on the wide range of secular and religious music from Turkey. Students study the relationships of ornamentation, improvisation, musical accompaniment, and textual symbolism as they relate to the rich traditions of Turkish music.

Professional Development Workshops
(Choose one.)
Sat, Jan 31, 2009, 10 AM
Thurs, Feb 5, 2009, 4 PM

Concerts
(Choose one.)
Wed, Apr 8, 2009, 10:15 AM
Wed, Apr 8, 2009, 12:15 PM
Full Program and Fee Details here ›




Lead Sponsor of Citi Global Encounters.

Sony Corporation is the proud lead sponsor of Carnegie Hall's Online Exchange Community.

Supported in part by the US Department of State, Bureau of Education, and Cultural Affairs.

The Cultural Exchange concert experiences are supported, in part, by The Tishman Fund for Education through Technology, and by an endowment grant from the Citi Foundation.



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