From Rice Paddies and Temple Yards: Traditional Music of Vietnam

By Phong Nguyen and Nguyên Phong

collection of traditional Vietnamese songs This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0937203343
• ISBN13: 9780937203347
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: World Music Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

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prompt delivery ,excellent condition lovely book and c.d for anyone interesed in learning a little Vietnamese music and culture

This unique resource makes Vietnamese folk music accessible.

Rice Paddies and Temple Yards: Traditional Music of Vietnam is a unique resource, a music CD and text book, to make Vietnamese folk music accessible, in a classroom or group teaching setting. Phong Nguyen is a National Heritage fellow with extensive background in traditional Vietnamese music, as a scholar and performer, in the United States and formerly in Vietnam. He feels that music and traditions of older Vietnam villages are being lost, and this resource provides a way to welcome others to some of these experiences. The CD includes a diverse selection of game songs, love songs, boating songs, poetry and instrumental music (including zither, monochord and drums). The book includes an overview of Vietnamese music, history, musical instruments, a folk tale and detailed lesson plans.