In today’s globally interconnected society, the scope of musics from diverse cultural traditions has grown to embrace many different styles of music, including original/traditional versions and transformed versions (e.g., Western arrangements for ensemble versions of culturally diverse musics and contemporary folk music). To properly educate students about different styles of culturally diverse musics, it is important for teachers to understand each style and gain specific instructional strategies before being able to teach them in a respectful way. In this article, I provide teachers with several steps to prepare to teach culturally diverse musics (i.e., research, resources, evaluation, and partners). Furthermore, I suggest essential considerations for teaching transformed versions with integrity.
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