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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
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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
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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 "________________“