These are two lesson plans devised for a local Montessori school but applicable to any elementary schools in Kentucky. Using Bosnian musical genres and musical instruments as referents, they help teachers and students to explore the evolution of vernacular music traditions through comparison in two locales. The upcoming "Year of Bosnia" at WKU and the collaborations with local Bosnian-Americans were the spurs for this project and the resulting lesson plans were included in a KY Museum Traveling Trunk on Bosnian American culture.
Photo: Cosmic Connections? Performing Bill Monroe's "Jerusalem Ridge" at my Yoga Teacher Training Convocation at Rishikesh Yog Peeth, India, May 2013.
Photo Credit: Vishal Kukreti, Treasurer, Rishikesh Yog Peeth
Photo Credit: Vishal Kukreti, Treasurer, Rishikesh Yog Peeth