The music of the Arab League is rich and vastly different from most other world musics taught in American music classrooms. The purpose of this article is to provide the music educator with ideas for incorporating Arabic popular music into their curricula. Two popular artists and their songs are discussed in detail as instructional models. Arabic music theory and cultural information are provided.
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