World Music
Exploring different cultures, traditions and songs…
Today we are going to…
Keep in mind about Respect
HOW YOU REACT �makes all the difference
That’s really different than I’m used to.
It’s really interesting how _______
I like the _______
“Ewwww...that’s terrible” - judging
Let’s talk about culture…
Culture in music
Indian Drum Language
Recap…
What does modern music mean?
Let’s listen and compare
What were the differences or similarities?
Modern
Traditional
Today, we are going to listen to different songs and types of genres from all over the world.
Spain!
A performance of a traditional flamenco tune that incorporates rhythmic finger tapping.
Pay attention to the different ways they play the guitar!
Cuba!
TimbaSon, a group that performs Afro-Cuban and Latin dance music, performs “El Cuarto de Tula” (“Tula’s Room”), a traditional Cuban jazz song.
Egypt: Arabian Music
Baladna, a musical group, performs a contemporary Egyptian song. Members of the group are from various Middle Eastern country, and their instruments include the oud (pear-shaped guitar) and tabla (drum).
Japan
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/jacult.arts.music.koto/japanese-culture-koto/
Kazue Sawai, a well-known koto player, who is considered the greatest modern koto player, performs “Midare” (“Chaos”) on the traditional Japanese instrument.
Scotland- Bagpipes!
The Louisville Pipe Band, a competitive pipe band, tells some of the history of the bagpipes and explains how it is played. Then, members of the group perform a “competition set,” a group of varied tunes put together for performance during a competition.
Ireland
Galloglas, an ensemble of Irish and Scottish descent, performs an instrumental version “Medley of Traditional Irish reels”, Instruments featured include the guitar, recorder, fiddle, and boghrán (frame drum).
China
Dr. Kuo-Huang Han, visiting professor of ethnomusicology at the University of Kentucky, demonstrates the erhu, a Chinese instrument similar to the violin. Then he describes the piece “Flower Ball-Dance,” a traditional dance piece with a few modern additions. The University of Kentucky Chinese Ensemble performs the piece.
Hong Shao shows how to pluck and strum the pipa, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument. She performs “Bring Me a Rose,” then explains how and why she learned to play. The segment concludes with the performance of “Flower Festival.”
The Talking Drum:
The talking drum is an hourglass shaped drum from West Africa, whose pitch can mimic the tone of human speech. It has two drum heads connected by leather tension chords, which allow the player to change the pitch of the drum by squeezing the cords between their arm and body.
A skilled player is able to play whole phrases and have it sound like a human humming, depending on the way they are played.
The Talking Drum:
The Talking Drum:
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Research Assignment
I have given you information on the talking drum world instrument, now it is your turn to look choose a world instrument to research about.
Zither | Mbira | Lute | Sitar |
Didgeridoo | Bodhran | Djembe | Kayagum (Gayageum) |
You can choose from the following choices: