World Music notes
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This World Music notes page gathers community-made notes on Indian raga, Irish folk music and other traditions. School students can practise explaining musical features, while teachers can find material for lessons. There are over 10 notes, mostly at secondary level, with some university-level material. Choose a note to start exploring.
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Area of study 4: World music Background information Comes from Bukino Faso in West Africa music plays an important role in society used to communicate many feelings and emotions used at social gatherings: celebration for harvests, birthdays, wedd...
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INDIA Summation (pg 84-86) 5 major religions in India: Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam Hinduism - traditional religion of india ...
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Introduction MOLAM FROM LAOS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skO8vkKTIE0 GONG ENSEMBLE FROM SARAWAK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trGpJgCdpvI&t=100s CENTRAL JAVANESE GAMELAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMz39-k7vm8 Jav...
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Music Und Arts - Quarter 2: Mx 3. FOLK SONG OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THEATER ARTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIAFOLK SONG OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THEATER ARTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA Folk Music - In Philippines und SE asia is like a bright fabric desgined with stories und tr...
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Indian Raga Ragas & Talas A raga is a scale that has between 5 and 8 notes Ragas depend on the time of day, the season and the mood Raga scales are used in microtones unlike music now which uses semitones. A tala is a patte...
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Indian and Western Influences in Breathing Underwater Instrumentation Indian Influences Sarangi (a bowed string instrument) Sitar A dedicated tabla player Western Influences Saxophone A dedicated Western percussion player who plays a variety of instruments including cajo...
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AoS 3 Indian Classical Music There are 2 key building blocks in Indian Classical Music: raga and tala Ragas the scales that tell the musicians which notes to play there are hundreds of ragas. Each represents a different tim...
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Jig and Reel essay questions and notes How is this piece an example of Irish folk music? Instrumentation - written for an irish folk flute, wooden conical bore and creates a breathy sound Limited range of pitches due to the instrumentation and no modulatio...
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WORLD MUSIC - created from Mind Map japanese music hetrophony no harmony trills note slides differnent length notes through composed gagaku music instumental music gagaku scales pitch bends togaku 1 jo slow 2 ha breaking away 3 kyu hurried court music 2...
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Music - created from Mind Map Waltz triple time one chord per bar 3/4, 3/8 or 3/2 bass note on first beat Gamelan Insruments interlocking layers gongs metallophones drums flutes bowed strings four beat groups called ketag low note = long sound hig...
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Untitled Secret Place Verse : G There is no better moment D/F# Than within his presence Em Asus4 A Seek his face and listen to his voice G I want to walk away D/F# From the glamour of the world EM7 Asus4 A And dwell in his hou...
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World Music - creado desde un Mapa Mental AFRICA INDIA AMERICA
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These notes offer written ways into several traditions and pieces. Indian Raga introduces raga and tala, while the notes on Irish jig and reel include essay questions and discussion of instrumentation. Another resource compares Indian and Western influences in Breathing Underwater.
For a starting point, read Indian Raga to familiarise yourself with the terms. Then use the jig and reel notes to practise explaining how instrumentation contributes to a piece. The notes also include material on music from West Africa, Japanese music and Balinese gamelan.
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What do the World Music notes cover?
The notes cover topics including Indian raga, Irish jig and reel, West African music, Japanese music and Balinese gamelan. Some focus on musical features and instruments, while the jig and reel resource also includes essay questions. You can browse the titles to find a topic that matches your study.
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Most of the resources are at secondary level, with some university-level material. Some mention GCSE Music. School students can use the notes to practise explaining features and instruments, while teachers can look for written material on topics such as Indian classical music or Irish folk music.