Resources
Downloads
- South African Lyric Sheets from Val’s workshops.
- Practice Recordings of Songs from Val’s workshops
- Registrar Guidelines (pdf)
- Sponsor Description (pdf)
Music Learning Links
- Village Harmony – World music singing camps for teens and adults taught by masters. Three songbooks and several recordings with South African songs are available.
- Polokwane Chorale Society – South African choral source for much of Val’s repertoire.
- Vela Vela – Teaching DVD produced by South African choral specialist Mollie Stone.
- Global Voices – Two South African teaching DVD’s produced by Mary Goetze, director of the International Vocal Ensemble at Indiana University. Especially effective presentation of words and movements.
- Kutsinhira – A community of people in and around Eugene, Oregon, inspired by the rich musical tradition of the people of Zimbabwe to create a center for teaching and performing Zimbabwean music.
- Zimfest – Annual international celebration of Zimbabwean music and culture. 3 days, 100 workshops, 30 hours of concerts.
Cultural Knowledge Links
- South African History Online – A people’s history project full of rich South African social and political context.
Musical Groups
- Soweto Gospel Choir – One of the best known South African choirs. They’ve raised over 1 million USD to help meet many needs in South Africa.
Email Val at val@valrogers.org.
