1. Music of India
Tabla Drum
Sitar
Sound Design

2. India

3. Tabla Drum

4. Sitar

5. Project Assignment
Listen and analyze the different kinds of World
Percussion Instruments in GarageBand.
Listen to each instrument’s Timbre.
Timbre: The quality or color of tone of an
instrument or voice.
Use music vocabulary to describe the timbre.
List at least 12 types of instruments you find
interesting in World Percussion Instruments.
Listen to them all before you choose the 1-14 you like
the best.
Use the Rubric on Page 1.

6. Music Vocabulary
Pitch Dynamics
High pitch Loud- Forte
Middle pitch Soft- Piano
Medium Soft- Mezzo
Low pitch
Piano
Instrument Construction Medium Loud- Mezzo
Wood sound Forte
Metal sound Very Loud-Fortissimo
Skin sound Very Soft- Pianissimo
Duration Rhythm Patterns
Long sound Quarter Notes
Short sound Eighth Notes
Sixteenth Notes
Rests

7. World Percussion
Bongo Groove Latin Lounge
Ceramic Drum Latin Triangle
Clave Shaker
Conga Groove Simple Cabasa
Cowbell Groove Tambourine
Djembe Techno Beat
Dumbek Vibra slap
Far East Drum World Agogo
Holiday Bells World bongo
Hooves World Clave
Indian Tabla World Conga

8. Compare & Contrast
Compare and contrast the instruments with the Indian
Tabla.
Pick seven (7) instruments to work with, including the
Indian Tabla.
Explain the reasons for choosing these instruments. Use
the music vocabulary!
Use the Rubric on Page 2.
Create a new song in Garageband with your name.
Drag each instrument into the GarageBand sequencer to
create a track.
One track for each instrument!
Create the A section: 8 or 16 measures long.