African music
-Yodeling activity and an upbeat music with the accompaniment of a drum instrument
Performed through SINGING
MELODY
- "ostinato" (repeated pattern)
TEXTURE
-"heterophony" (independent part of a single melody)
RHYTHM
- upbeat
MARACATU
- dynamic rhythm
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
- imitate the sounds from nature, use animal horns and tusks
WINDS SELECTION
- flutes and whistle
STRINGS SECTION
- dyembre, mbira and sansa
PERCUSSION
- most important session
DRUMS
- center of music and dance
TYPES OF DRUMS:
- hand drum, stick drum, slit drum, water drum
GRIOFS
-professional musicians
BLUES
- expressive and soulful
SOUL
-gospel style with secular lyrics
CALL AND RESPOND
-lead singer and audience
SPIRITUAL
-"negro spiritual" folk song
POPULAR MUSIC
-music of the majirity
- people's music
- white and black americans
GENRES OF POPULAR MUSIC
• ballad
• rhythm and blues
• Rock and roll
ELVIS PRESLEY
- king of rock and roll
THE BEATLES
-british rock group
• disco
• rap
• broadway musical
• jazz
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JAZZ
- developed in american; created by black americans
- lively and energetic characteristic
- call and response
• STYLE USED BY BLACK AMERICANS
- performances based on traditions and functions
- streets, bars and dance hall of new orleans
COMPONETS OF JAZZ
IMPROVISATION
- SOLOIST PLAYS THE IMPROVISED PATTERNS
STYLES OF JAZZ
1. RAGTIME -jazz style for piano music
SCOTT JAPLIN
-the king of ragtime
-wrote a number od original ragtime pieces for piano, ballet and opera.
2. BLUES
- vocal music that contain bent notes
BESSIE SMITH
- "empress of the blues"
3. BIG BANDS AND SWING
4. BEBOP
- soloist wast the king showing virtuosic style of jazz
5. COOL JAZZ
6. FREE JAZZ
7. JAZZ ROCK
8. NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
