Spotlight on Children’s Music

Workshop: Native American Music for Grades K–6
9:45–10:45 a.m.
Event Room 2
Sing, dance, and listen to music in this hands-on workshop with author Kay Edwards and Grammy-nominated Diné and Ute flutist Aaron White.
Presented by Canyon Records

Interactive Drumming Performance: Grupo BombAZo
10:45–11:15 a.m.
North El Río
Celebrate the Afro–Puerto Rican song and dance style bomba and drum along to its rhythms!

Workshop: Fiesta Aquí, Fiesta Allá—Plena Music from Puerto Rico!
11:30 a.m.–noon
Event Room 3
Explore Puerto Rican plena music with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings education specialist Jennifer Mellizo. Engage with recordings from the Folkways catalog and play rhythms on traditional instruments such as the güiro and pandero.
Presented by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Native American Flute Performance: Aaron White
12:15–12:45 p.m.
North El Río
Enjoy a performance from the Grammy-nominated Diné and Ute flutist.

Workshop: Here, There, and Everywhere—Children’s Songs to Know and Grow By
1:00–1:30 p.m.
Event Room 3
Explore children’s songs that sprang from oral traditions in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas with internationally acclaimed educator Patricia Campbell—and hear how they connect us all!
Presented by World Music Pedagogy

Workshop: Hand-Clapping Games Around the World
1:45–2:15 p.m.
Event Room 3
Explore fun rhythms that teach coordination, culture, and connection through hand-clapping sounds with MIM’s museum educator, Nichol Elgin.
Presented by Arizona Kodály Teachers Society

Workshop: Exploring Bells from Around the World Through the Music of Ella Jenkins
2:30–3:00 p.m.
Event Room 2
Sing along with songs by Ella Jenkins, “The First Lady of Children’s Music,” and explore the sights and sounds of bells from different parts of the world with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings education specialist Jennifer Mellizo!
Presented by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings