World Music Week

This week’s concepts… National 3 Latin American, Steel Band National 4 African Music, panpipes National 5 Indian, pitch bend, bongo drums, sitar, tabla

Guess the Style Listen to the clips of the music and identify where the music comes from: Latin American, Indian, African, Laplandinian, Australian, 1. Excerpt 1 Excerpt 1 2. Excerpt 2 Excerpt 2 3. Excerpt 3 Excerpt 3 4. Excerpt 4 Excerpt 4

Indian Instruments Sitar A plucked, stringed instrument from India. (It's basically an Indian guitar. ) Sitar A plucked, stringed instrument from India. (It's basically an Indian guitar. ) Tabla Indian drums often used to accompany the sitar. Tabla Indian drums often used to accompany the sitar.

Panpipes Traditional pan pipes are hollow tubes made from bamboo or wood, and bound together. The tubes are of varying length which gives different pitches of notes, and the sound is produced by blowing air across the top of the tubes. Panpipes Traditional pan pipes are hollow tubes made from bamboo or wood, and bound together. The tubes are of varying length which gives different pitches of notes, and the sound is produced by blowing air across the top of the tubes. African Instruments Bongo Drums Fairly high-pitched drums, joined in pairs and usually played with fingers and palms, although occasionally composers write music for them which requires sticks or beaters. Bongo Drums Fairly high-pitched drums, joined in pairs and usually played with fingers and palms, although occasionally composers write music for them which requires sticks or beaters.

Other Features… Pitch Bend Changing the pitch of a note, for example by pushing a guitar string upwards. Pitch Bend Changing the pitch of a note, for example by pushing a guitar string upwards. Steel Band A West Indian band whose instruments are made out of oil drums called pans. The top of each drum is hammered into panels to make different pitches. Steel Band A West Indian band whose instruments are made out of oil drums called pans. The top of each drum is hammered into panels to make different pitches.