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General Music 7th Grade World Music Name ____________________ African Drumming Traditional African Instruments • Voice • Rattles • Drums • Double Bells • Slit Gongs • String Instruments • • Xylophones Wind Instruments Traditional African Music • There is sometimes a close connection between ________________ and music of smaller African cultures • Many languages spoken in Africa are known as ____________ languages • These communities use vocal sounds and movements with their music • In singing, the tonal pattern or the text puts some constraints on the __________________ • Tribal music can be ________________ by politics, environment, or population movement African Drumming: Djembe • The traditional drum of the Mandinka people • Dates back to the Mali empire of the 12 century • Used in healing ceremonies, ___________________, rites of passage, warrior rituals, and ___________________ • Because each drum is ________________, each is unique African Drumming Culture • Drums hold a deep ________________ and historical meaning (more so than in western music) • Drums are almost always an __________________ for any manner of ceremony – births, deaths, marriages – together with a ritual dance • Certain drums symbolize and protect ________________ and are often housed in sacred places • Songs are often in _____________________ form • _______________ is an equally important skill, many songs and dances have been transmitted by word of mouth Chinese Instruments Traditional Chinese Instruments • Suona – a high pitched ___________ instrument • Pipa – a four stringed _________________ • Erhu – a two stringed _________________ • Banhu – similar to the Eruh, used as an __________________ instrument • Guzheng – a zither with moveable bridges and 16-25 strings • Guqin – one of the most ____________________ instruments, a seven strings zither without bridges • Xun – has a timbre similar to the _________________________ Traditional Chinese Music • Traditionally sung in a thin, __________________ voice or in falsetto and is usually __________ rather than choral • Developed from sung ___________ and verses with music • In the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, only royal families and dignitary officials enjoyed music, which was made on ___________ and _________ • In the Song Dynasty, original ____________ such as Zaju and Nanxi was performed in tearooms, theatres, and showplaces Celtic Dancing Traditional Celtic Instruments • Fiddle • Flute • Tin Whistle • Bagpipes / Uilleann Pipes • Bombarde • • • • • Free Reed Instruments Banjo / Mandolin / Guitar Harp Hammered Dulcimer Percussion / Voice Traditional Celtic Music • Evolved out of the __________ musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe • The term Celtic music is applied to the music of Ireland and Scotland because they have commonality and ____________ influences • The terms 'Scots/Scottish' and 'Irish' are purely modern geographical references to a people who share a common Celtic ancestry and common ____________________ • Most of the popular musical forms thought of as "Celtic" were once common in many places in Western Europe (ex. there is debate over whether jigs were adapted from the Baroque Era Italian gigue) • Variations between Celtic regions ________________ – Irish, Scottish, Manx Extended range, more than 2 octaves Use of pentatonic scale ______________ – Breton, Welsh, Cornish Closed range, use only ½ an octave Celtic Fusion Music • The label of Celtic fusion originated in the rural ____________ south in the early colonial period and incorporated Scottish, Scots-Irish, Irish, English, and African influences, variously referred to as “________________” • Celtic music has had an impact on American music, mainly ____________ and _____________ music Traditional Celtic Dancing • Traditional dance forms originating in Ireland are the ___________ dance and _________________ dances • The most competitive dances are usually ___________ dances • Solo stepdance is generally characterized by a controlled but not rigid upper body, straight arms, and quick, precise movements of the feet. • Solo dances can either be in "_______________" or "________________“