ITamwarake

Don't use this one, not authentic. Their songs have no instruments. Avoid orchestrate their songs.

Translation - this is a boy's song about climbing a coconut tree to get a young coconut tree to get a young coconut for a drink:

I climb up the coconut tree so that I can get a coconut.

I drop it on the group: I peel the skin off with s sharp stick.

And now I'm happy because I can drink it.

Echo each phrase

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Teaching multi-cultural and world musics is more than teaching “music”. By having an in-depth understanding of the music of different cultures ourselves, we will be able to help students sing, play music and gain greater insights into the music of their own cultures as well as other cultures. Once our students have studied their culture’s music from this integrative approach, they will be better prepared to appreciate and respect music from another’s culture. We as music educators, have an important role as carriers of culture. We must present materials to our students through an anti-biased filter and advocate what Derman-Sparks has said, “Differences are good; oppressive ideas and behaviors are not.” (p. x)