Christiana Athena-Blackwell is a music educator, ethnomusicologist, songwriter, and performer. Her research centers on themes of identity expression through music, and music of the African Diaspora in the Americas. Currently, she teaches music in Central Vermont, USA. She has an MA in Ethnomusicology from Tufts University and a PhD in Music Education from the Pennsylvania State University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. The Setting: Introduction to The World Percussion Ensemble ClassroomChapter 2. The Strategy: Saunders’s Visions for the Somerville Music ProgramChapter 3. The Story: Marcus Santos and Cultural Responsiveness in The World Percussion EnsembleChapter 4. The Experience: WPE Students in the Context of ImmigrationChapter 5. The Results: Impacts of Culturally Responsive Teaching in the World Percussion EnsembleChapter 6. The Implications: Transferring Methods from WPE to Other Music Education Programs

Christiana Athena-Blackwell is a music educator, ethnomusicologist, songwriter, and performer. Her research centers on themes of identity expression through music, and music of the African Diaspora in the Americas. Currently, she teaches music in Central Vermont, USA. She has an MA in Ethnomusicology from Tufts University and a PhD in Music Education from the Pennsylvania State University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. The Setting: Introduction to The World Percussion Ensemble ClassroomChapter 2. The Strategy: Saunders’s Visions for the Somerville Music ProgramChapter 3. The Story: Marcus Santos and Cultural Responsiveness in The World Percussion EnsembleChapter 4. The Experience: WPE Students in the Context of ImmigrationChapter 5. The Results: Impacts of Culturally Responsive Teaching in the World Percussion EnsembleChapter 6. The Implications: Transferring Methods from WPE to Other Music Education Programs

Christiana Athena-Blackwell is a music educator, ethnomusicologist, songwriter, and performer. Her research centers on themes of identity expression through music, and music of the African Diaspora in the Americas. Currently, she teaches music in Central Vermont, USA. She has an MA in Ethnomusicology from Tufts University and a PhD in Music Education from the Pennsylvania State University.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. The Setting: Introduction to The World Percussion Ensemble ClassroomChapter 2. The Strategy: Saunders’s Visions for the Somerville Music ProgramChapter 3. The Story: Marcus Santos and Cultural Responsiveness in The World Percussion EnsembleChapter 4. The Experience: WPE Students in the Context of ImmigrationChapter 5. The Results: Impacts of Culturally Responsive Teaching in the World Percussion EnsembleChapter 6. The Implications: Transferring Methods from WPE to Other Music Education Programs