General Music Day Thirty- Three

Bell Work How To Always LABEL you bell work with the date. You may use the same page for several of your bell works. ALWAYS use at least THREE complete sentences to answer the question. Save your bell work for bell work check in’s. If you miss class, you may go onto Mrs V’s website to get the missed bell work question. It is YOUR responsibility to get the bell work completed.

Bell Work #33 Do you think it is fair for a famous pop artist to lip-synch during a performance? Explain your view point. Use three complete sentences!

Planner Homework: No Homework

Today I will learn: I will learn about different kinds of music from around the world.

Face Book Project Presentations When it is your turn: Say your name and the name of your composer. Say the month, day, and year of your composer’s birth and the year your composer died. Mrs. Van Der Sloot will ask you to read a specific “Recent Activity” post. You will put your rubric on top of your facebook page and fold both in half. Put your composers worksheet packet in the middle of the facebook/rubric page.

Composers Test 1. Return test along with instructions for what to do next. 2. Those of you doing a retake, this will occur on Monday.

World Music was a term which was invented by an Ethnomusicologist named Robert Brown

World Music didn’t really take off until 1987 when a group of Record Company Executives got together

Paul Simon released the album Graceland in 1986

Graceland featured artists from southern Africa, including Ladysmith Black Mambaso

World Music is promoted through festivals like W O M A D (World of Music, Arts and Dance)

Some World Music is more Ethnic using just traditional instruments, and some is more Contemporary

Some world music is just Vocal and some is just Instrumental

When traditional instruments are used in combination with modern instruments the style can be described as: Crossover

Important and Influential World Music Artists Paul Simon Ladysmith Black Mambaso Peter Gabriel Johnny Clegg and Savuka Latin Music All Stars African Tribal Orchestra

It has over 1 billion people and contains 53 countries Africa is the Second largest, and second most populated continent on the planet. It has over 1 billion people and contains 53 countries

Africa is home to the world’s largest Hot Desert More than 1,000 languages are spoken in Africa

Playing drums made from Hollow Tree Trunks was a language used to communicate over long distances.

African Instruments Slit Gong also known as: Log Drum or Slit Drum

African Instruments Kora

African Instruments Mbira

African Instruments Talking Drums (West Africa)

African Instruments Djembe (West Africa)

Other Instruments used in Africa: Water Drums

Other Instruments used in Africa: Water Drums Ngoma Drums Kosika (two small maracas)

Exit: 1. Write two sentences: Tell me about two instruments from Africa.