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A Brief History of Beatboxing. From minstrels to barbershop…. European minstrels travel and tell stories, singing unaccompanied or with a lyre French gypsies singing together, each forming an instrument with their voices African ritualistic singing, involving loud in and out breaths
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From minstrels to barbershop… European minstrels travel and tell stories, singing unaccompanied or with a lyre French gypsies singing together, each forming an instrument with their voices African ritualistic singing, involving loud in and out breaths A capella barbershop quartets, using clicks and pops with their mouths Medieval Period Medieval to Baroque 17th Century 19th Century
Konnakol • A South Indian classical performance art of vocal percussion • Uses a comprehensive language of rhythm • Uses vocal ‘bols’ that sound similar to the percussive sounds of the tabla • Most common are Dha, Dhi/Dhin, Ti/Tin, Ra, Ki, Ta, Na, Tin, and Te • Bols are combined and arranged in four-beat patterns called thekas to provide the rhythm or tal. For example, ‘Ta Dhin Dhin Dha’.
Puirt a beul • A form of singing found in Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton and Nova Scotia • ‘Puirt a beul’ is Scottish Gaelic for ‘tune of the mouth’ • It resembles scat singing • It uses the voice to represent an original instrument.
Scat singing • A form of vocal improvisation • Uses a set pattern of melodies and riffs • The voice is used to represent an original instrument • There are many extended techniques to make the singing more interesting.
Modern Day Beatboxing Rahzel Kenny Muhammad
Can you do it? It’s your turn… As a group, try to come up with different percussive sounds using your mouth, tongue and throat. Try to experiment with different drums - the bass/kick drum, the snare, the tom-tom and the cymbals. You could also try to add some sound effects as well. See what you can come up with in the next five minutes!