RHG412 Teach and Play African Drums

Teach & Play African Drums. Inspire your students to make beautiful rhythms with Teach and Play African Drums

The six pieces in this book represent an exciting and varied selection of music from across the African continent, from traditional djembe drumming and gumboot dancing to a Senegalese pop song. Each piece is broken down into clear and simple steps that show you how to build up the music gradually with your class, and combined with the accompanying DVD which contains over 60 short clips of the author and a group of KS3 students demonstrating all of the instruments and patterns to each piece.

The six pieces are supplemented with valuable background information about the music and culture, cross-curricular projects, composing ideas, advice on assessment and guidance on teaching whole-class world-music ensembles. The material has been designed primarily for use with KS2 and KS3 classes, but the addition of higher-ability parts for each piece means the book can be tailored easily to KS4 as well.

It is not necessary to own authentic instruments to get the most out of this book as classroom alternatives are suggested and demonstrated. Kuku (djembe drumming, West Africa) Ngoma (Muheme Drumming, East Africa) Rajaz (Egyptian Drumming, North Africa) Gankogui (Hand and Stick Drumming, West Africa) Shosholoza/Township Jive (Gumboot Dancing/Mbaqanga Music, South Africa) Cherie (Mbalax Popular Song, West Africa)