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- 1Rhythms of the world-
- 2African drumming-
- 3Instruments and TimbresAfrican instruments are often made from plants and animal products. African musicians are very fond of percussion instruments and use a wide variety of drums (called membranophones). These are traditionally used as an accompaniment to singing, dancing, working and communicating between villages. Drummers are typically the most respected members of the community.
- 4Talking Drummost famously used - pitch can be altered by tightening or loosening the cord around the body of the drum - usually played with a curved stick
- 5Djembeskin-covered (goatskin) - three tones (bass, tone, slap) - shaped like a large goblet - hollowed out of tree-trunk - rope used to tighten the skin to tune the drum to the appropriate pitch
- 6Dundun/ donnorope-tuned - rawhide at both ends (cow, goat) - use a stick - played horizontally - often worn with a shoulder strap
- 7-different types of drums mean different things and are often used as a form of communication. A master drummer often leads giving signals to the rest of the group to change rhythms or sections of the piece and can also control the tempo. He often improvises highly complicated rhythms and can indicate the ending of a piece of music
- 8-Many Africans believe that music serves as a link to the spirit world; therefore, singing is a vital part of everyday life and heard at religious ceremonies, rituals and celebrations.
- 9-The basic form of African Vocal Music is choral singing known as call and response where one singer (soloist) or small group of singers a line and the whole group (chorus) makes a reply (often a fixed refrain) - like a "musical conversation" - in alternation with the "lead singer".
- 10-The soloist often improvises. African singers often "shout words" (vocables) and male and female singers enjoy using their highest vocal register known as falsetto. African singing can be accompanied by instruments but can also be unaccompanied , called acapella
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- GCSE Music Flashcards on Year 11 Music notes, created by Rebecca Hall on 07/09/2021.
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