New York Stories: Little Caribbean - S'Cool Sounds Courses

This is the fifth lesson from the New York Stories Course. Students will visit Little Caribbean to explore its deep cultural roots from the West Indies and Africa. Then students will perform St. Thomas, a song by jazz luminary Sonny Rollins, which is based upon a nursery rhyme sung in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This video is part of S'Cool Sounds free online courses. You can view this video and its lesson plan at https://www.scoolsounds.org/remote-learning. S’Cool Sounds (SCS) provides hands-on music instruction for K-12 children through classroom teaching, after school programs, and community events. Our global music materials celebrate local traditions, foster multicultural curiosity, and aim to nurture music creation, participation, performance, and analysis. Copyright S'Cool Sounds 2022