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Ten Years After - Hear Me Calling

Through music, many young children are able to implement more diverse customs to society. Music is a means of enculturation and socialization helping the youngsters of the culture to integrate into their societies. Similarly, children singing songs from foreign countries can also be informed of unfamiliar cultures and increase their knowledge and understanding of those cultures. It is important that children would be able to learn about other cultures to become conventional through the exposure of different cultural songs. With the fulfillment of children becoming more accustomed to different cultures, many would be able to contribute different outlooks within society. As more schools implementing diversity, cultural music has become more apparent.

Music teachers can encourage children to explore the musical traditions of their own cultural heritage as well as those of other countries. More schools with music programs have been striving to supply students with more culturally different musical traditions, thus educating young children to be more accepting of others while being proud of their own cultures. Music reflects every day aspects and problems that are present in different countries... Though the expression of music we are able to cope with the different and various aspects that plague our lives.

Through diversity that is represented in the music industry, it contributes to the acceptance of different cultures around the world. Along with educating young children more about the different cultures around the world, it is also important to encourage these children to learn and accept their own cultures. This newly found knowledge allows us to become more accepting of the abundant cultures around the world within our society.


Ten Years After - Hear Me Calling
  • Written by: Alvin Lee
  • Genre: Pop, Rock, Blues
  • Released on: November 29, 1968

"Originally from Nottingham in the UK, Ten Years After is made up of 5 virtuoso musician under the leadership of Alvin Lee. Between 1968 and 1973, the band had eight Top 40 albums in the UK and twelve albums in the US Billboard 200."

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