Crumbaker and UNC are on a mission to find out how we can all make the universe a better place. Join student reporter, Sanko, as he interviews Atlanta-based cellist, OkCello (Okorie Johnson) about the importance of practice, developing talent, and how music connects different people together. 



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Partnerships for the goals

Try new activities and connect hard work and practice to success.

PE.5.PE.5.3.1.d

Identify how interactions among people can effect social change (e.g., Colonizers and colonized, Peace Corps).

SOC.8.18.8.03

Students will identify how music has been a part of cultures and periods throughout history: Cultures: Similarities and differences in the use of music (e.g., ceremonial purposes) and the use of elements of music among cultures (musical instruments, e.g., Native American – rattles, drums, flutes, Appalachian – dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, guitar, West African – drums, rattles, thumb piano); polyrhythm in West African music not in Native American Native American

AR.4.AH-04-2.1.1.a.1

Students will identify how music has been a part of cultures and periods throughout history: Cultures: Similarities and differences in the use of music (e.g., ceremonial purposes) and the use of elements of music among cultures (musical instruments, e.g., Native American – rattles, drums, flutes, Appalachian – dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, guitar, West African – drums, rattles, thumb piano); polyrhythm in West African music not in Native American Traditional Appalachian

AR.4.AH-04-2.1.1.a.2

Students will identify how music has been a part of cultures and periods throughout history: Cultures: Similarities and differences in the use of music (e.g., ceremonial purposes) and the use of elements of music among cultures (musical instruments, e.g., Native American – rattles, drums, flutes, Appalachian – dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, guitar, West African – drums, rattles, thumb piano); polyrhythm in West African music not in Native American West African

AR.4.AH-04-2.1.1.a.3

Students will describe or explain how music has been a part of cultures and periods throughout history: Cultures: Similarities and differences in the use of music (e.g., ceremonial purposes) and the use of elements of music among cultures (musical instruments, e.g., Native American – rattles, drums, flutes, Appalachian – dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, guitar, West African – drums, rattles, thumb piano); polyrhythm in West African music not in Native American Native American

AR.5.AH-05-2.1.1.a.1

Students will describe or explain how music has been a part of cultures and periods throughout history: Cultures: Similarities and differences in the use of music (e.g., ceremonial purposes) and the use of elements of music among cultures (musical instruments, e.g., Native American – rattles, drums, flutes, Appalachian – dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, guitar, West African – drums, rattles, thumb piano); polyrhythm in West African music not in Native American Traditional Appalachian

AR.5.AH-05-2.1.1.a.2

Students will describe or explain how music has been a part of cultures and periods throughout history: Cultures: Similarities and differences in the use of music (e.g., ceremonial purposes) and the use of elements of music among cultures (musical instruments, e.g., Native American – rattles, drums, flutes, Appalachian – dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, guitar, West African – drums, rattles, thumb piano); polyrhythm in West African music not in Native American West African