Project Overview:
PROJECT LAUNCH DATE: February 2008
COLLABORATING ORGANIZATION: Sister Cities Asheville NC & Sister Cities Vallodalid
THE KIDS: Just outside Vallodalid is the village of Xocen Village. These Indigenous Children live in an area where most people are barefoot. They are eager to learn music.
THE PROJECT: Creating a Music Program at the local Mayan school. The instructor will be Modesto, a young man coming from Felipe Carillo Puerto. He will teach with local Instruments such as the tun kul, a hollow piece of wood hit with 2 mallets, making unique sounds depending on the type of wood and size. A local seamstress will make costumes to inspire community performances.
See the program video
"Things are going wonderfully with the music project. Attendance has been from 12 to 14. Teacher Modesto has been focussing on rhythm with the tunkules and tambor and to a lesser degree on sounds from the caracol and flautas." - Tom of avl sister cities
PROJECT LAUNCH DATE: February 2008
COLLABORATING ORGANIZATION: Sister Cities Asheville NC & Sister Cities Vallodalid
THE KIDS: Just outside Vallodalid is the village of Xocen Village. These Indigenous Children live in an area where most people are barefoot. They are eager to learn music.
THE PROJECT: Creating a Music Program at the local Mayan school. The instructor will be Modesto, a young man coming from Felipe Carillo Puerto. He will teach with local Instruments such as the tun kul, a hollow piece of wood hit with 2 mallets, making unique sounds depending on the type of wood and size. A local seamstress will make costumes to inspire community performances.
See the program video
"Things are going wonderfully with the music project. Attendance has been from 12 to 14. Teacher Modesto has been focussing on rhythm with the tunkules and tambor and to a lesser degree on sounds from the caracol and flautas." - Tom of avl sister cities
VILLAGE: Vallodalid
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