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The instruments of early Texas music will be presented. Eddie Collins a noted banjo teacher, author, and musician will present the history of bluegrass music, and the instruments. His students will perform two songs. The song structure (A,B) and harmony will be presented. The second section will present Frank Thom a professional accordionist. He will discuss the history of the instrument from acoustic to MIDI. He will present the playing of some traditional/standard, and Texas songs.
This Texas Independence Day program will cover Early Texas music and dance. The dances to be presented are the Texas Star a square dance to the tune of Turkey in the Straw, the Virginia Reel a contra dance to the tune of Soldiers Joy, and a clog dance to the tune of She’ll be comin’ ‘round the Mountain. Other songs such as Oh Susanna will be present. The Mexican mariachi ensemble and the conjunto/Tejano ensemble will be discussed along with the traditional dress. The Mexican song to be presented will be De Colores, and La Cucaracha. Materials available online at www.mecatx.ning.com and http://texasaccordionnet.ning.com/ . Registration deadline March 28th! | ||||||||
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
Grades 1-10: Texas Independence Day
