Transcript Music from around the World

Music from around the
World
Latin American
Samba
Salsa
Indian
Gamelan
Ghanian
Panpipes
Music from around the World
In this unit you will learn about Music from all over
the World. By the end of this unit you will:
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Be able to identify different styles of music from
around the World.
Know where each of the styles originate from
Recognise instruments from each of the styles
Latin American
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Latin America is another name for South America.
A Latin American Ensemble consists of drums and
percussion.
The music is very rhythmical and uses off-beat
rhythms.
Lots of percussion instruments are used.
Trumpets, guitars, pianos and singers can also be
used
Samba
A form of Latin American Music
 Origins in Brazil
 Very lively and dance-like
 Based on ostinatos
 Surdo drums, ago go bells, shakers and tambourines
are some of the percussion used
 Melody is sometimes added. Whistles are often used
too.
YouTube - RCTC World Drum Ensemble Performing
Samba Music
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Salsa
Another form of Latin American music
 Originated in Cuba
 Syncopated and lively music
 Congos, bongos and Claves are important
 Piano, trumpet and voices can also be used
YouTube - Salsa music - A great salsa song Mary by
Joe Arroyo
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Panpipes
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Different size pipes joined together.
To produce the sound, the player blows across
the top of the pipes.
They create a mellow sound.YouTube - Can
You Feel the Love Tonight- Panpipes
Ghanaian Drum Ensemble
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A style originating from Ghana, Africa
Consists of percussion instruments, drums and
bells
Made up of layers of Ostinatos YouTube Ghanaian Drumers - Dzeleimi
Drumming Company
Indonesian Gamelan
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Originated from Indonesia
A percussion orchestra consisting of mainly metal
tuned percussion.
Gongs and drums are also used.
Built on layers of repeated patterns
Has a very metallic sound and can sound quite harsh.
YouTube - Javanese Gamelan: Gamelan Kusuma Laras New
York
Steel Band
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Often known as Steel Pans
Originated in The Caribbean
Instruments made from old oil drums
Dents are made in the drums to create different notes.
Often accompanied by drumkit.
Different styles of music can be played.
YouTube - How to Play Steel Pan Drums in a Band : Playing Leads on Steel
Drums
Indian Music
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This music has a very distinctive sound.
The Sitar is very common in this style.
The Tambura is another stringed instrument playing
an accompaniment
The Tabla are a small pair of drums of different sizes.
The Sitar and Tabla
The sitar is a stringed instrument
 It has a small body and long neck
 It has movable frets and metal strings plucked by
wire plectrum.
 The Tabla are small drums played by one person
 Played by hands and fingers
YouTube - SITAR & TABLA
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Concepts to remember
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Latin American
Samba
Salsa
Panpipes
Steel Band
Indian
Gamelan
Ghanaian drum ensemble
Sitar
Tabla
Ostinato
Syncopation