Kristin Olson Rao (University of Maryland)

Kristin Olson Rao
Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology (UCLA)
4336 Morningwood Drive
Olney, MD  20832  USA

phone:  301-570-3915 (residence)
fax:    301-881-6309
email:  krao627@aol.com
Fax (Kinko):  301-881-6309

Affiliation:
  University of Maryland, College Park (post-doctoral study)
  Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland (teacher-on-leave)
Disciplines:
  music, education
Specialties:
  music education
  ethnomusicology
  music of North India (especially Rajasthan)
  curriculum
  Marathi lavani
Region/Country:
  India
Language:
  Hindi

Description of work: 
Sponsored by grants from the Fulbright Association and AIIS since 1999, I
am currently developing a K-12 curriculum guide on North Indian music for
American schools which can later be adapted for Indian schools.  Having
more recently spent about 4 1/2 months in Rajasthan, I would like to shift
my focus to that region and return once I have a more robust conceptual
framework for a more extended stay. The coexistence of classical, folk,
and tribal traditions in the region make it an ideal place for
constructing a comparative framework.

[Kristin Rao] [North Indian music]