African American spiritual music became a tremendously popular genre during the opening decades of the 20th century. The songs became a staple for American performers of all ethnicities as the music crossed from the folk music sphere into classical and popular music. At 3:30 p.m. Wednesday (May 28), Brian Moon, an associate professor of music at...
On Wednesday (May 13) at 3:30 p.m., Dawn Corso will give the second lecture in the Arizona Senior Academy series, “Ethnomusicology: Music in a Cultural Context.” With audio and video clips as aides, she will describe the ways in which young African-American girls, ages 6 to 12, learned music and dance moves in a Tucson elementary school and...
Dan Kruse is a familiar voice at Arizona Public Media, serving as the local host of All Things Considered. Kruse is also well known to the Arizona Senior Academy from prior presentations concerning, among other subjects, the history of rock and roll, the mysteries of ethnomusicology, and his fascination and affection for the snare drum. On...
