Laura Ankrum and Mark Rabuck are leaving for Ghana to study African music, dance, song, and general all around African culture on Thursday, August 17, 2012. A great portion of our adventure is being generously subsidized by Derby Academy, A K-8 independent school in Hingham MA, where we teach music.
We are both participating in a masters level ethnomusicology course which we are taking through the auspices of the UMass Amherst International Programs Department. Our itinerary has us embedded in an Ewe community on the Southwest corner of Ghana for two weeks. We will also be touring other parts of Ghana at various times, bringing the grand total of our time spent in Ghana to three weeks. Hopefully we will get back to the states just enough time for us to process our learning and prepare for the upcoming school year.
Connectivity may prove to be daunting at times, so we don't know how often we'll get to post.
We are both participating in a masters level ethnomusicology course which we are taking through the auspices of the UMass Amherst International Programs Department. Our itinerary has us embedded in an Ewe community on the Southwest corner of Ghana for two weeks. We will also be touring other parts of Ghana at various times, bringing the grand total of our time spent in Ghana to three weeks. Hopefully we will get back to the states just enough time for us to process our learning and prepare for the upcoming school year.
Connectivity may prove to be daunting at times, so we don't know how often we'll get to post.
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