This workshop presentation offers an introduction to and suggestions for a multicultural approach to teaching through music experiences. Experiences presented include: (1) "Funga Alafia," a welcome song from Liberia; (2) "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree," an American traditional game song; (3) a Japanese version of "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree"; and (4) "Mos' Mos'!," a Native American (Hopi) song about a cat. A segment of the presentation, "The Challenge for Teaching Multiculturally" briefly outlines several teacher qualities necessary to the task of cross-cultural music education. (Contains 13 references.) (MM)