African Instruments
African instruments are divided into groups such as “idiophones” (instrumsnts that resonate) , “Aerophones” (instruments that require wind), “chordophones” (instruments with strings), and...
View ArticleDescribe a Talking Drum …
A Talking Drum or Donno is …. double headed held under the arm squeezed to tighten the skin mimics tribal language changes tone
View ArticleAfrican Rhythms
African rhythms can be complex, but you don’t have to know how they work to be able to answer the questions. These are common answers you’ll be expected to know: Interlocking rhythms Cross Rhythms...
View ArticleAfrican Vocal Music
African vocal music is wide ranging in it’s style and use of conventions but generally, African languages are tone languages. This means that the way the words are said can be related to pitches (high...
View ArticleKora Music
A Kora is an African stringed instrument (like a very complicated guitar). It has between 10-23 strings and is one of the most melodic instruments of Western Africa. It was originally used by the Griot...
View ArticleOstinato
The term “ostinato” actually means “stubborn”. It is a musical device that can be either rhythmic or melodic and doesn’t go away. Typically an ostinato will stay the same even though chords are...
View ArticleAfrican Music PowerPoint
Here are some PowerPoint presentations that were done by some year 10 students. They are not COMPLETLY accurate (note the banjo slide) but are good to refresh you memory. Here’s the link:...
View ArticleCross-rhythms on djembe drums
This is a recording from a year 8 lesson. We’ve been working on producing cross-rhythms using djembe drums. A cross-rhythm is where there are two or more rhythms that are played in different metre...
View ArticleAfrican Music and Jazz
Here is a recording of some drumming music by Year 8 pupils. Leave a comment below and answer the following questions; In lesson it was said that African people play African Music and African-American...
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