Emma Barker Anja Stumpf

  In Africa, nearly everyone sings or plays an instrument. Music is an important part of everyday life.  Used in social gatherings such as:  Healing practices  At trials  Weddings  Funerals  Visits of important people Introduction

  Instruments are typically made out of:  Wood  Gourds  Turtle shells   Animal horns and hides  Instruments may be made from recycled materials such as scrap metal from old cars or oil drums Materials

 Kalimba  Treble, Alto, Celeste, African  Common in Sub-Saharan Africa  Played by holding the instrument in the hands and plucking the tines with the thumbs  Made from wood, bamboo, metal

  Hybrid handcrafted instrument based on traditional xylophones from Mozambique and Malawi  Piccolo, soprano, tenor, baritone  Wooden bars struck with mallets Marimba

  Moropa, Ngoma, Djembe, water drums  Originated from central and western Africa  Made from wood, clay pots, turtle shells , gourds  Can be 10 ft. tall or small enough to be held in one hand Drums

  Claves, tone blocks, shakers, box rattle  From Cameroon and South Africa  Made out of reeds, wood, gourds  Rattles and shakers are filled with pebbles, seeds, or beans  Played by either striking or shaking Hand Percussion

  Nyanga pan pipes, Xhosa Uhadi bows, Kudu horns, Atenteben Traditional Instruments

  Xylophones, metallophones, glockenspiels, bass chime bars Orff Instruments

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