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West African Drum & Dance
Kalani and Ryan M. Camara
Item #:
24451
Price:
$41.99
West African Drum and Dance is a multi-disciplinary curriculum that incorporates drumming, xylophone playing, singing, dancing and cultural study. Students play their way through 20 developmentally progressive lessons, learning authentic drumming and dance skills, traditional rhythms, an artist's vocabulary, Susu language, culture, geography and essential life skills.
This curriculum is suitable for students from upper-elementary through college levels. It allows teachers to customize lessons to meet the needs of their students, and includes multiple appendices on topics such as:
Tuning Your Drums
Lead Jembe Patterns
Other Traditional Instruments
Rhythm Games
Healthy Music Making
Susu Pronunciation Guide
Your African Village
Myths and Misconceptions
Working With Stakeholders
Every rhythm and xylophone part is demonstrated at slow and fast tempos on the CD, along with full performance tracks. The dance movements are presented on the DVD and taught through text and photos in the book. The authors have put an enormous amount of information into this well-organized introduction to West African music, dance and culure.
Book with CD and DVD, 168 pages
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