Discover the Power of Music

Intercultural Understanding through World Music Pedagogy:

• Music from various cultures can make students more broad-minded.

• Music reflects the cultural preferences of the people who make it and value it.

• Music educators recognize the bridge that music creates for knowing a wide range of peoples and cultures.

• Music educators can support their students' journey towards musical knowledge and skills and development of intercultural understanding.

• Students' intercultural understanding is shaped by their experiences in music, arts, literature, and study of humanities and social sciences.

• World Music Pedagogy was coined as a phrase and a phenomenon directed toward the realization of both musical and intercultural understanding.

• World Music Pedagogy emphasizes listening as the launch to musical and intercultural understanding.

• WMP is systematic and substantive in its approach to teaching the music of all periods, styles, forms, and cultures.

• There are five dimensions of World Music Pedagogy that can be applied as learning pathways to any selection of music from anywhere on the planet: Attentive Listening, Engaged Listening, Enactive Listening, Creating World Music, and Integrating World Music.

• The music-culture integration feature is critical to the development of global citizenship, in that it honors the power of music to reflect cultural thought and behavior.

• World Music Pedagogy serves the dual purpose of musically educating students while also shaping their intercultural understanding.

• The repeated listening experiences, along with fuller musicking experiences, build students' familiarity and preference for the music, moving them to a deeper understanding of the common and distinctive features of our musical humanity across the globe.Music of Central Asia Vol. 3: The Art of the Afghan Rubab

• The album features traditional Afghan music played on the rubab, a lute-like instrument.

• The rubab has a rich history in Afghan music and is considered the national instrument of Afghanistan.

• The album includes both solo performances and collaborations with other traditional Afghan instruments.

• The musicians on the album are all highly respected and skilled performers in the traditional Afghan music scene.

• The liner notes provide detailed information about the history and cultural context of the music, as well as information about the individual musicians.

• The album is part of the Music of Central Asia series, which aims to document and promote the traditional music of the region.

• The series is a collaboration between the Aga Khan Music Initiative and the Smithsonian Institution.

• The album was recorded in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2006, during a time of political and social instability in the country.

• The music on the album reflects both the traditional heritage of Afghan music and the contemporary challenges faced by Afghan musicians.

• The album highlights the beauty and complexity of traditional Afghan music, as well as its importance as a cultural expression and a source of national pride.

• The Music of Central Asia series has been critically acclaimed and has helped to bring greater recognition to the rich musical heritage of the region.

• The series has also contributed to cross-cultural understanding and dialogue, as well as to the preservation and revitalization of traditional music traditions.