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Year6WestAfricanMusicThe BIG QUESTION – How is music an important part of the African culture?
AfricanDrummingDjembeThemostwell-knowndrumfromWestAfrica
Threedifferentsoundscanbeplayedbyusingdifferentpartsofthehandanddifferentpartsofthedrum
Tone–tautsoundplayedontherimBassnotes-bouncinghand-middleofthedrumSlap–flathandonthemiddle/edgedrum
Donno-thetalkingdrumDrumshavetradi@onallybeenusedtocommunicate.DifferentpitchescanbemadebysqueezingthestringsontheoutsideofthedrumandarhythmPlayedwithahookeds@ckthedrumrhythmscarryacrossthelandtocommunicateemergenciesaswellasbeingusedtoaccompanydancingforvariousoccasions.TheMasterDrummerleadsadrumensemblebyimprovisingflamboyantsolosandgivingcuesfortheensembletoplayaTimelineaEerthesolo.Polyphonictexture–Manysoundslayeredtogether.Complexrhythmscombinedtogethercreatecrossrhythms.SyncopaFon–wheretheemphasisisnotonthemainbeatcrea@nganoff-beateffect.
AfricanVocalMusicHarmonyDifferentpartssungatthesame@meusuallyformingchords.AcappellaVocalmusicsunginharmonywithoutaccompaniment.CallandResponseAleadersingsthecall,agroupresponds.PentatonicFivenotepaLernorscaleformingamelody.UlulaFng–ahighpitchedlongsoundcombinedwitharhythmicmovementofthetonguebackandforthtoexpressjoy,sorroworcelebra@on.
Instrumentalmusic
Mbira/ThumbpianoMetalstripsoverapieceofwoodorhollowgourdareplayedwithboththumbs. Balofon–XylophonestyleinstrumentplayingrepeatedpaLerns(Os@na@).Woodenbarsoverhollowedoutgourdssoundchamber.Kora–Aharplikeinstrumentmadewithfishinglinestrungoverahollowedoutgourd.ThestringsaretunedandpluckedtomakegentlebutcomplexpaLerns.
AgogoBellsTwodifferentsizemetalbellscutthroughthetextureofthedrumensemble,givingastrongleadtotherhythm.ShekereAshakermadefromahollowedoutgourdwithbeads/seedsorshellsstrungontheoutside.Rhythmsaremadebyshakingandmovingthebeads,andoEenperformersdanceatthesame@me.
• Africandrummusicisfast,mulF-layered,loudandoPenaccompaniesdancing• MusicbringsthecommunitytogetherandiscentraltofamilycelebraFons• Tunedinstrumentsareusedtoaccompanysolosinging• AfricanmusicisoPencomplexandsyncopated(offbeat/crossrhythms)• TheroleoftheMastermusicianishandeddownthroughgeneraFons
Instrumentsaremadefromorganicmaterials;wood,animalskin,seeds,gourdsandoccasionallymetal.
Hollowedoutgourdsareusedformanyinstruments.
Year6WestAfricanMusicThe BIG QUESTION – How is music an important part of the African culture?
AfricanDrummingDjembeThemostwell-knowndrumfromWestAfrica
Threedifferentsoundscanbeplayedbyusingdifferentpartsofthehandanddifferentpartsofthedrum
Tone–tautsoundplayedontherimBassnotes-bouncinghand-middleofthedrumSlap–flathandonthemiddle/edgedrum
Donno-thetalkingdrumDrumshavetradi@onallybeenusedtocommunicate.DifferentpitchescanbemadebysqueezingthestringsontheoutsideofthedrumandarhythmPlayedwithahookeds@ckthedrumrhythmscarryacrossthelandtocommunicateemergenciesaswellasbeingusedtoaccompanydancingforvariousoccasions.TheMasterDrummerleadsadrumensemblebyimprovisingflamboyantsolosandgivingcuesfortheensembletoplayaTimelineaEerthesolo.Polyphonictexture–Manysoundslayeredtogether.Complexrhythmscombinedtogethercreatecrossrhythms.SyncopaFon–wheretheemphasisisnotonthemainbeatcrea@nganoff-beateffect.
AfricanVocalMusicHarmonyDifferentpartssungatthesame@meusuallyformingchords.AcappellaVocalmusicsunginharmonywithoutaccompaniment.CallandResponseAleadersingsthecall,agroupresponds.PentatonicFivenotepaLernorscaleformingamelody.UlulaFng–ahighpitchedlongsoundcombinedwitharhythmicmovementofthetonguebackandforthtoexpressjoy,sorroworcelebra@on.
Instrumentalmusic
Mbira/ThumbpianoMetalstripsoverapieceofwoodorhollowgourdareplayedwithboththumbs. Balofon–XylophonestyleinstrumentplayingrepeatedpaLerns(Os@na@).Woodenbarsoverhollowedoutgourdssoundchamber.Kora–Aharplikeinstrumentmadewithfishinglinestrungoverahollowedoutgourd.ThestringsaretunedandpluckedtomakegentlebutcomplexpaLerns.
AgogoBellsTwodifferentsizemetalbellscutthroughthetextureofthedrumensemble,givingastrongleadtotherhythm.ShekereAshakermadefromahollowedoutgourdwithbeads/seedsorshellsstrungontheoutside.Rhythmsaremadebyshakingandmovingthebeads,andoEenperformersdanceatthesame@me.
• Africandrummusicisfast,mulF-layered,loudandoPenaccompaniesdancing• MusicbringsthecommunitytogetherandiscentraltofamilycelebraFons• Tunedinstrumentsareusedtoaccompanysolosinging• AfricanmusicisoPencomplexandsyncopated(offbeat/crossrhythms)• TheroleoftheMastermusicianishandeddownthroughgeneraFons
Instrumentsaremadefromorganicmaterials;wood,animalskin,seeds,gourdsandoccasionallymetal.
Hollowedoutgourdsareusedformanyinstruments.
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