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Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin Resource Expands

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Kevin Thays, WSMA director of communications, thaysk@wsmamusic.org
Alyssa Beno, PBS Wisconsin publicist, alyssa.beno@pbswisconsin.org

PBS Wisconsin Education adds Indian classical and bluegrass musicians to education collection 

PBS Wisconsin Education and Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) have expanded their Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin classroom media collection to include Indian classical musician Lavanyaa Surendar and bluegrass/Americana band Black River Revue.

Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin is a multimedia resource designed to help general music educators and learners in grades 4-8 explore the connections between music, culture and emotion. The collection features culture-bearers of music from Wisconsin, as they share a composition and discuss their musicianship, culture and identity. It includes video interviews and performances; audio tracks; and educator engagement guides featuring learning outcomes, strategies, assessments and aligned standards.

New additions to the collection in February 2023 include Carnatic musician Lavanyaa Surendar and bluegrass and Americana group, Black River Revue. Surendar, of Brookfield, performs Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music that tells ancient stories from Indian mythology.

Black River Revue, a four-piece freshwater bluegrass and Americana band, creates music that references places they grew up, like the Black River, for which their band is named. It is made up of Adam Stariha (guitar/vocals/harmonica), Ian Kvale (bass/vocals), Nate Hynum (mandolin/vocals) and Tim Leutgeb (banjo) from the twin ports of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin.

“We were hearing from music educators and school administrators about the need for an installment on Carnatic music, and having Lavanyaa Surendar as a musician who is a culture bearer of Indian music is a phenomenal resource,” said Laurie Fellenz, executive director of WSMA, Wisconsin Music Educators Association and Wisconsin Foundation for School Music. “It is exciting to feature Black River Revue from an area of Wisconsin that doesn’t get as much attention musically in terms of their stories and for the teachers in the northern part of the state.”

Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin features several culture-bearers of music, including Latinx musicians Richard Hildner Armacanqui and Juan Tomás Martínez of Madison; First-Nations musician Wade Fernandez from Keshena on the Menominee Reservation; Hmong singer Maa Vue of Wausau; and the Black American string duo, SistaStrings – Chauntee Ross and Monique Ross from Milwaukee.

Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin is available for free online access at pbswisconsineducation.org/resound.

Funding for Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin is provided by the Pleasant T. Rowland Foundation, the Focus Fund for Education, and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.

PBS Wisconsin is a service of the Educational Communications Board and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 

PBS Wisconsin is a place to grow through learning on WHA-TV, Madison; WPNE-TV, Green Bay; WHRM-TV, Wausau; WLEF-TV, Park Falls; WHLA-TV, La Crosse; and WHWC-TV, Menomonie-Eau Claire.

Founded in 1932, Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) is a non-profit service organization with more than 1,000 member public and private schools. Students from member schools are eligible to participate in WSMA programs, such as District and State Music Festivals, Concert Festivals, State Honors Music Project, State Marching Band Championships, Student Composition Project and WSMA Aca U. WSMA is governed by a board of directors made up of superintendents, principals and other officers from all over the state. WSMA believes music is a basic human need and that all children have the right to experience all that music offers them.

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New Edition Available Now!

January 2023
“The Joy of Teaching”

Music educators often deem the “joy of teaching” as their number one reason for entering the profession. From sharing meaningful new ways of connecting with students to celebrating overall successes in and outside the classroom, this issue is all about ways of finding joy (again) as a music educator.

Read the full January edition online edition »

 

 

An educational collaboration by WSMA and PBS Wisconsin Education

Re/sound: Songs of Wisconsin
In a state-wide survey and listening sessions with music educators, we learned about the need for current, authentic, culturally diverse resources, as well as support in teaching with and about music from different cultures. This multimedia collection for general music programs serving grades 4-8 includes video interviews with Wisconsin musicians, performances, audio files, and educator engagement guides designed to help activate the media with learners.
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This organization is supported with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and granted through the Wisconsin Arts Board.

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