Cuba or West Africa?
Bongo
Cuba
True or False: Dance, singing, and chant are often a huge part of West African djembe music.
True
Are the Bongos or Congas bigger?
Congas
What did “Duke” Ellington play?
Piano!
What was a major obstacle in Beethoven’s life?
He started going deaf in his 20s
Djembe
West Africa
What is a djembe?
A gourd shaped drum and a core component of West African drumming
What are Bongos?
A set of 2 smaller drums that are held in your lap
What is scatting?
Melodies made up on the spot (improvisation); nonsense syllables
What instrument did Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann all play?
Piano!
Clave
Cuba
What is a Griot?
A musician, historian, and/ or storyteller; often the soloist in a djembe ensemble
What are Congas?
Bigger drums that is held between the knees like a djembe or attached to a stand
What is an orchestra?
a group of instrumentalists, especially one combining string, woodwind, brass, and percussion sections and playing classical music
What is a fugue?
Fugues have one melody (the subject) that repeats in different instruments!
Dundunba, Sangban, and Kenkeni
West Africa
What are the Dundunba, Sangban, and Kenkeni
Cylinder shaped bass drums that are played with sticks; they often play only when a djembe is present
What are Claves?
Wooden dowels that are hit together and make a clicking sound
What did George Gershwin write?
Rhapsody in Blue
What is a concerto?
a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, especially one conceived on a relatively large scale
Dancing/ Singing/ Chanting
Both
When is this type of music played?
Often at marriages, baptisms, funerals, etc.; the same song is played for hours
What does Afro-Cuban Jazz combine?
West African drumming and American Jazz
What is syncopation?
When notes occur between the main beats!
What did Clara Schumann write? During what Era?
Concertos and symphonies; romantic era