Showing posts with label Drumming. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Drumming. Show all posts

12.7.12

Arirang

This haunting Korean folk tune has been sung for over six hundred years.  Dr. Campbell suggests pairing it with a traditional changgo drum pattern.

Source: Campbell, Patricia Shehan. Tunes and Grooves for Music Education. p. 25


Bumba

I learned this drumming pattern from Haiti, and really enjoyed the sound of it in an ensemble.
Source: John Avinger

10.7.12

Slahal

This is a traditional bone game from the Salish tribe in British Columbia, Canada.  
Sources: Locke, Eleanor G. Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play.  p. 3
Stuart, Wendy B. The Canadian Journal for Traditional Music  Coast Salish Gambling Music
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture Website

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Most children know this song from South Africa, performed by musicians such as the Weavers, The Tokens, and the Kingston Trio, from Disney's The Lion King and perform the melody and rhythms easily.  It can be sung simply, or, with the addition of xylophones, recorder, percussion instruments, and dancers can become a show-stopping performance event.
Source: Parker, Lisa Ann.  1993 Evergreen Orff Chapter Workshop Notes
Additional information is available on Wikipedia.

Kye Kye Kule

I was inspired by Kedmon Mapana to use this song as an improvised call-and-response movement game.  The leader calls various parts of the song, and the group must respond by echoing whatever type of voice and movements he or she uses.
Sources: SPU Kodaly Summer Institute, Level 1
Mapana, Kedmon.  Northwest Kodály Educators March 2012 Workshop: Songs and Games of the Wagogo Children of Tanzania