Kristin Olson Rao

Region of Interest	South Asia
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology (UCLA)
Affiliation	University of Maryland
Email	krao627@aol.com
Mailing Address	4336 Morningwood Drive Olney, MD 20832 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 301-570-3915 (residence) fax: 301-881-6309 Fax (Kinko): 301-881-6309
Countries of Specialization	India
Research Interests	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.
Publications	None on file.
Keywords	music education ; ethnomusicology ; Rajasthan ; Marathi lavani ; ...