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For Immediate Release
October 15, 2004

Contact:
Louis W. Ballard
(505) 986-3984
E-mail: ogx@earthlink.net

Beryl Wolfe
(207) 883-6083

‘Native American Indian Songs’ Guidebook and CDs Published for Schools, Music Teachers

Native American Composer Louis W. Ballard compiles valuable teaching tool

SANTA FE, New Mexico -- Louis W. Ballard, a renowned American composer of Native American heritage whose works are performed throughout the world, has published a guidebook for music teachers with detailed instructions and CDs on teaching 28 Native American songs.

Entitled “Native American Indian Songs,” the package is geared toward teachers and students of all levels and includes a detailed guidebook, two CDs, photos, cultural notes and other resources to enable teachers – elementary, secondary and college – to teach students these important songs.

Ballard, whose works are performed regularly by major symphony orchestras, choral societies, chamber music ensembles and ballet companies, including premieres at the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Smithsonian Institution and Hollywood Bowl, has been honored with awards, grants and commissions for his music. His works include “Scenes from Indian Life,” and “Incident at Wounded Knee,” which was performed at Carnegie Hall in 1999. He will be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame November 12.

But this recent work and guidebook - to help carry on the tradition of Indigenous Native American songs - is one of his most significant, he says.

"This guidebook means a lot to me, and to Americans everywhere, including Native Americans," said Ballard. "This is America's cultural heritage. I want the tradition of our songs and our music to live on, and the best way to do that is to teach all teachers how to teach them. Simple as that.”

The guidebook includes theoretical analyses of each work, including form, scale, range, type, meter and text, as well as dance diagrams, cultural notes and English translations from the original language.

The package costs $100 plus shipping and can be ordered through New Southwest Music Publications’ website, www.nswmp.com or by calling (505) 986-3984. The company accepts credit cards, including Visa, MasterCard and American Express.

“Native American Indian Songs” is an authoritative and creative work for teachers, libraries, scholars, vocal ensembles, singers and other musicians. Ballard says it also has the potential for cross-cultural disciplinary studies such as anthropology, dance, education, history, languages, sociology, and religion/philosophy.

Ballard, who was born near Quapaw, Oklahoma in 1931, is of Quapaw, Cherokee and French-Scottish ancestry. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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