Music 161fsWest - African Drumming Ensemble

Institution:

Mount Holyoke College

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Description:

This course will focus on learning by ear and playing the polyrhythmic traditional music of the peoples of southern Ghana, Togo and Benin, including sections of Adjogbo and Agbekor. All students will learn drum, rattle and bell parts, some songs and some dance steps as well. non musicians are welcome, but practicing between classes is required. The group will perform in a workshop at the end of the semester. Does not meet a distribution requirement F. Conant 1 credit

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mtholyoke.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 538-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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