Development of ethnic heritage studies kit [kit]

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Duquesne University. Tamburitzans Institute of Folk Arts.

Contributor:

Ethnic Heritage Studies Program (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Croatia--Civilization.

Croatia.

Croats--Study and teaching.

Croats.

Croatian Americans--Study and teaching.

Croatian Americans.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

25 items.

Other Title:

Croatian ethnic heritage studies kit

Place of Publication:

1974-1975.

Summary:

Contains Croatian Ethnic Heritage Studies Kit designed for grades 4-6 which consists of seven student booklets: Croatians: Who They Are (24 pp.), Croatians: Songs They Sing (26 pp.), Croatians: Dances They Dance (28 pp.), Croatians: Instruments They Play (24 pp.), A Christmas in Croatia (30 pp.), Croatians: Costumes They Wear (24 pp.), and Croatians: Arts-Crafts-Customs (27 pp.).

Notes:

A 19 page Teacher's Manual; a 16 page Syllabus describing the course; My Croatian Heritage a 35 mm. color filmstrip accompanied by a 15 minute audiocassette; Tamburitza a 35 mm. color filmstrip accompanied by a 20 minute audiocassette; Folk Instruments of Croatia a 35 mm. color filmstrip accompanied by a 20 minute audiocassette; Croatians: Costumes They Wear a 35 mm. filmstrip on Croatian folk dress; Croatians: Songs They Sing a 33 1/3 rpm. phonograph record with 15 songs in English and Croatian.

Croatians: Dances They Dance a 33 1/3 rpm. phonograph record with music for 12 traditional dances (the dance steps are illustrated in the student booklet); Tamburitza Narrative an eight narrative used to introduce the instruments in a Tamburitza performance; a miniature replica of a tamburitza; a set of 15 black and white photographs of rehersals and performances of the tamburitza group, three miscellaneous reports on the use in the Croatian kit in different settings; and a 14 page final report.

This project was supported by the Ethnic Heritage Studies Program.

OCLC:

18461001