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SOUND & the MUSIC of AFRICA

SOUND & the MUSIC of AFRICA. VIDEO. List three things that impressed you, that you learned, or “ ahas ” you had while watching. Isaiah at age 4 Rhythm of Foli Write three questions you now have after watching. PRIOR KNOWLEDGE. Write your own understanding of the words SOUND and MUSIC.

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SOUND & the MUSIC of AFRICA

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  1. SOUND & the MUSIC of AFRICA

  2. VIDEO • List three things that impressed you, that you learned, or “ahas” you had while watching. • Isaiah at age 4 • Rhythm of Foli • Write three questions you now have after watching.

  3. PRIOR KNOWLEDGE • Write your own understanding of the words SOUND and MUSIC.

  4. SOUND PRODUCTION • Motion: instrument is struck, bowed, plucked, buzzed • Vibration: instrument vibrates and creates a wave • Amplification: wave is carried throughout the instrument • Transmission: wave travels through matter • Perception: wave is received by our ear

  5. VOCABULARY 1 • Dynamics: volume of the music, loud and soft • Tempo: speed of the music, fast and slow • Ostinato: short repeated pattern

  6. VOCABULARY 2 • Polyrhythm: two or more different and often conflicting rhythmic patterns played simultaneously creating layered patterns of rhythm • Call & Response: alternating between leader and group • Master drummers: teach, lead, solo over the group, work with dancers, give signals, compose, apprentice • Master Drummers

  7. VOCABULARY 3 • Syncopation: emphasis on the off-beat • Call and response: alternating between leader and the group where the group has the same response each time while the leader’s call changes

  8. TRAITS • Music is functional • Accompanies some other aspect of life • Not just for listening/entertainment • Communicate • Ease burden of work • Worship • Teach • Record history

  9. TRAITS 2 • Rhythm most important aspect of the music • Syncopation is key • Sounds are layered, dense overlapping parts • Lots of percussion instruments • Language is tonal so musical patterns and instrument names reflect this • Taught and learned orally/aurally • Repetition used to extend the music/cyclical

  10. TRAITS 3 • Time line is organizing unit, usually played by a bell • Vocal style • Buzzy or raspy sound • Chanting style • Straight, piercing tone to carry over percussion • Balance between sound and silence

  11. Get your clipboard, pencil, and packet ready now. • READ silently and independently for 10 minutes.

  12. JOURNAL #1 • Title: Obokete • Composer: arr. SowahMensah • Question #3: What instrument anchors the piece?

  13. JOURNAL #2 • Title: Gadzo • Composer: Traditional • Question #3. List three traits of the music of Africa that you hear.

  14. WORLD INSTRUMENT CATEGORIES • Phone: Greek word meaning sound • Aerophone: instrument that produces sound by vibrating a column of air • Chordophone: instr. that produces sound by vibrating a stretched chord • Idiophone: instr. that produces sound by vibrating its self, most common category worldwide

  15. CATEGORIES - cont’d. • Membranophone: instr. that produces sound by vibrating a stretched membrane or skin • Electrophone: instr. that produces sound by oscillating a current of electricity transmitted through a speaker

  16. JOURNAL #3 • Title: Oshika • Composer: MusaphaTetteyAddy • Question #3: Which instrument is the most consistent with it’s pattern? Why?

  17. JOURNAL #4 • Title: Lost River • Composer: Ricky Hart • Question #3: What two world categories for instruments are included here? • Is this African or American in style? Explain

  18. JOURNAL #5 • Title: Atsiagbekor • Version 2 • Version 3 – Smithsonian • Composer: traditional • Question #3. Define polyrhythm.

  19. JOURNAL #5 TRANSLATION We are prepared to perish Surely we will go to battle We want to witness it Master drummer asks: When the time comes to fight in battle, will you be able to do it?

  20. JOURNAL #6 • Title: They Live In You • Composer: Rifkin & Lebo • Question #3: In what specific ways is this African in style?

  21. JOURNAL #7 • Title: Adzogbo – AsiMasi • Title: Adzogbo - Ovitse • Composer: traditional Ewe people of Ghana • Lead drum speaks the piece • Proverb is intoned on the drum through different rhythms and hand positions that imitate Ewe speech • Astimevu – kidi – sogo – gankogui – axatse - kaganu

  22. AEROPHONES • Common: • all brass and woodwind instruments • Flute • Oboe • Trumpet • saxophone

  23. CHORDOPHONES • Common: • All string instruments • Guitar • Piano • Harp • Banjo • Chorda: Latin word for string

  24. IDIOPHONES • Common: • Triangle • Xylophone • Maraca • Bell • Rattle • Gong

  25. MEMBRANOPHONES • Common: • All drums • Snare • Timpani • Djembe • Etc…

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