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West African Music

Year 8 • Music
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1
What role does rhythm play in West African music?
2
How are signals used to define the structure in some West African music?
3
Improvising creative rhythms
4
How can drums be used for communication?
5
What are the role of different percussion instruments, and how can we best describe their sounds?
6
Which pitches do some West African melodies use and why?
7
How does some West African music exploit the elements rhythm, texture and sonority?
8
How do we decide how to structure a composition so that it has a sense of direction?
9
How can we add interest to a musical structure?
10
How is music in some West African countries taught and learnt?
11
How is melody and rhythm used in some Ghanaian music?
12
How can we describe the music of Yemi Alade?
13
Does West African music shared ideas across this continent?