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African Music

General Music Class. African Music. West Africa. Polyrhythmic High use of percussion instruments Functional and communal CALL AND RESPONSE. West Africa continued. Instruments Talking Drum (used to communicate w/ person) Master Drum (used to communicate w/ another village)

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African Music

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  1. General Music Class African Music

  2. West Africa • Polyrhythmic • High use of percussion instruments • Functional and communal • CALL AND RESPONSE

  3. West Africa continued • Instruments • Talking Drum (used to communicate w/ person) • Master Drum (used to communicate w/ another village) • Gonkogui (Bells) • Shekere (Rattle)

  4. West Africa continued • Instruments

  5. West African Dance • Rhythmic • Functional • Communal • Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCv03EolhMQ&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z0cmHxLgBk&feature=related

  6. South Africa • Very choral • Polyphonic • Not many complex rhythms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVLu16lU4iI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVu8IYGM0y4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QbW85PTkr0&feature=related

  7. South Africa continued • Instruments • Mbira • Xylophones

  8. Central Africa • Primitive (ex. Pygmies) • Almost no instruments • Polyrhythmic in singing not instrumentation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cATZe_jlc9g&feature=related

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