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We have curated this list of recorded songs over several years featuring non-classical performers and varied genres to support culturally responsive and inclusive music education. These songs are all within or close to the tempo range of 120-138 beats per minute for supporting accurate steady beat keeping in early childhood development. The list includes a wide variety of non-Euro-centric/descended genres and performers including jazz, big band, Motown, West African drumming, KPop, Afrobeat, calypso, blues, reggae, spirituals, mariachi, salsa, Bollywood, disco and more.
Each entry in this .xlsx file includes the song title, performer, a YouTube link, tempo marking, meter, tonality, track length, genre or origin, and other descriptors and comments.
We have curated this list of recorded songs over several years featuring non-classical performers and varied genres to support culturally responsive and inclusive music education. These songs are all within or close to the tempo range of 120-138 beats per minute for supporting accurate steady beat keeping in early childhood development. The list includes a wide variety of non-Euro-centric/descended genres and performers including jazz, big band, Motown, West African drumming, KPop, Afrobeat, calypso, blues, reggae, spirituals, mariachi, salsa, Bollywood, disco and more.
Each entry in this .xlsx file includes the song title, performer, a YouTube link, tempo marking, meter, tonality, track length, genre or origin, and other descriptors and comments.