2. Africa music, the sound they play, the rhythm
and note ,the dance…… But what special
about their music ,what instrument do they
use, what rhythm of music about it? Lets
explore with me to learn more about West
Africa music……
3. People have been living in West Africa for tens of thousands
of years. They were good at making fish to eat because there
were a lot of river. These rivers also, when they flood, spread
good silt all over the land, which makes the land good for
growing plants. Western Africa includes about 16 countries
and an the area is 5 million square km.
Here is West Africa
4. In West African music used to repeat
the music. Pitch in African music is largely
determined by the tuning of the drums. The
elements of African music rhythm, melody,
harmony, musical instruments , and timbre,.
5. YouTube video of people playing West Africa
music:
http://youtu.be/Bq7IqE9vnuE
-This is a video that shows West Africans dance
and playing the music
http://youtu.be/MKZFnAmqET0
-This one is just drums
6. To listen the piece of music I
compose on music class, you can
find it in student common to 5
Ren to 2012 West Africa music
and please enjoy~
