Smith, fondly known as Miss Smith to her students, immersed herself in the music of Asia and the Pacific, and advocated for its integration into the music department. Miss Smiths gift was more than the pedagogy of learning music and dance but one of opening up the world to a girl born and raised just over the hill in the next valley over, she said. Barbara Smith Obituary (1920 - 2021) - Los Angeles, CA - Legacy.com However, Smith came to realize that it was contributing to their problems of self-esteem because what they were learning at the university was limited to Euro-American culture. McEwen Funeral Service-Derita Chapel Barbara Juanita "Nita" Smith, 85, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2023 at the Carolina Caring Hospice House in Sherrill's Ford, NC. BARBARA SMITH of Charleston WV went Home to the Lord on March 5, 2023 at the age of 87. Miss Smiths gift was more than the pedagogy of learning music and dance but one of opening up the world to a girl born and raised just over the hill in the next valley over, she said. Barbara Smith Obituary (2023) - Legacy Remembers #7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813 | Telephone (808) 529-4747, 500 Ala Moana Boulevard. Barbara Smith Obituary (1947 - 2022) - Legacy Remembers Smith, fondly known as Miss Smith to her students, learned to perform the music of various ethnicities and introduced classes in hula and Hawaiian chant, Korean dance, Chinese butterfly harp and Japanese gagaku (court music).
Barbara B. Smith grew up in the ranching and agricultural environment of southern California. These seeds blossomed into the masters and doctorate programs in ethnomusicology atUHMnoa that emphasize learning from living cultures inHawaiiand the surrounding Asia Pacific region. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Emergency Information Barbara L. Stahl | News | citizensvoice.com She has supported cultural and education projects for the Bishop Museum, the Honolulu Museum of Art and the former Honolulu Symphony Orchestra. For that guidance I remain very grateful., Chiao-Wen Chiang is a PhD student and fellowship recipient in the ethnomusicology program.