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"The objective of African music is to translate everyday experiences into musical sound"
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Frances Beby
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Functional purposes of African-American music
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Rites of passage, worship, symbolic religious meanings, therapy, entertainment, homage, criticism, work song, social control, history, education, dance, drama
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Syncretism
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Fusion of religions of different origins in order to create a new religion
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Griot
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History singsrole passed from father to son
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Membranophones
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Membrane, drums, friction drum
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Aerophones
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Column of air: flute, trumpet, reed
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Chordophones
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String. Lutes: neck, guitar. Lyres. Harps: arm. Zithers: full length
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Idophones
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Self-sounding, entire body vibrates to produce sound, rattles, xylophone, hand piano
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Types of ensembles
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Duo, trio, homogenous, heterogenous, played with or without voice (voice serves as an accompaniment to instruments) handclapping, stomping
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Polyphony
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Two or more melodies played together
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Polyrhythms
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Two or more rhythms played together
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Hocket technique
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Since some trumpets can only play one or two notes, in order to create melody, the instrument only plays at the same time its note fits in the melody
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"Talking" instruments
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Chordophone: musical bow. played with stick, gourd, or cavity of mouth as a resonator. African languages are "tonal" meaning that inflections and pitch determine meaning
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Call and response
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Performers and audience, two performers, instrument and voice, instrument and instrument
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Candomble
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Afro-Brazilian religon resulted from religious practices Africans brought to brazil. Music and Dance. Get possessed by African deities.
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