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African Music

African Music . Exploring Music 7. Family Life. Families provide focus for community activities- singing, dancing, and music are important parts of family life Rural Lifestyle- Up at dawn, and return home for an evening meal when it gets dark

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African Music

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  1. African Music Exploring Music 7

  2. Family Life • Families provide focus for community activities- singing, dancing, and music are important parts of family life • Rural Lifestyle- Up at dawn, and return home for an evening meal when it gets dark • After their evening meal, they sit and talk, and sometimes play instruments and sing

  3. Community Music • A lot of music and dancing at religious festivals, funerals, or harvest times where EVERYONE joins in • Good way for community members to meet, enjoy themselves, and celebrate • Villages are proud of their own versions of music- it is offensive to suggest it sounds like another villages music! • Music reminds the community of where they came from (culture)

  4. Rhythms • Main element of African music is RHYTHM! • Drums have to be tuned to particular pitches within ensembles- this helps drummers imitate phrases that people might say (Tonal Music) • Drums are used as a form of communication between people some distance apart • Connection between words and music is used to remember and describe rhythm patterns played on drums

  5. KoraMusic • Listen to the recording of Kora Music • Native instrument from Senegal • 21 Strings • Made from a large squash covered in cow skin • Describe the vocal style in as much detail as possible • Is the voice high or low? • Does it use a wide range of pitches? • Does it have a tight, nasal quality, or is it smooth and relaxed? • Does it use vibrato? • Does it slide from note to note (Portamento)?

  6. Kora Music • Describe the melodic style in similar detail • It is a simple melody or does it have complicated decorations? • How do the words fit the tune? • What about the melodic contour? Do all the tunes ascend, descend, or do both? • When you have finished, draw some general conclusions about the style of music

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