What shaped American Music? * People: conglomeration of cultures. The Elements of Popular Music * Harmonic Progression * Chords that are changing in harmony * Call and Respond * A musical phrase in which the first and often solo part is answered by a second and often ensemble part * Rhythm Four Basic Qualities of Musical Sound * Duration: how long or short * Intensity: how loud or soft * Pitch: how fast or slow the sound vibrates; how high or low *
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Literature: The Mirror of Human Spirit Throughout time literature has been an expression of unspoken emotions. All authors have dealt with private feelings that they express through written works. A main driving force behind these works is spirituality and all that it entails. Spirituality is a major part in ones daily life; it allows one to know the difference between right and wrong and to act accordingly. Literature is‚ essentially‚ a mirror of human spirit. It is who you are and your
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influenced by Islamic literature. The earliest example of this is the anonymous history of the city-state of Kilwa Kisiwani. The first African history‚ History of the Sudan‚ is written by Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi in Arabic style. Traveling performers‚ called griots‚ kept the oral tradition alive‚
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CHART #2: Thematic Organization COMPARISON THEMES (SCRIPTED):1. Politics 2. Social Structure 3. Economics/Interactions TIME PERIODS: 1. 400-600 CE 2. 600-1000 CE 3. 1000-1450 CE THESIS As the political and social structures of Sub-Saharan Africa developed during the years 400 - 1450 C.E.‚ hierarchy structures based on kinship were maintained‚ however self-contained city-states grew into large empires. BEGINNING TIME PERIOD
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Sarah Campos AP World History (5th period) Mr. Jackson 10/8/14 Stearns Chapter 8: African Civilization and the Spread of Islam 1. There were some states whose rulers exerted authority through a network of officials but stateless societies were more common. These stateless societies were formed around kinship and other forms of commitments and were sometimes bigger and more extensive than states. There were many government types but a board of families or communities held power. However‚ this authority
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* African music | The many music cultures of Africa may be broadly classified as North African and sub-Saharan. This article discusses only traditional music of the dominant population south of the Sahara‚ as North African culture is essentially Islamic or Arabic. The diversity of this population is reflected both in the number of languages spoken--about 800 to 1‚000--and in the wide variety of music traditions cultivated. Fortunately‚ these traditions have many traits in common‚ permitting a discussion
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This short essay gives background information on the artist Charly Palmer and his development of narrative art. It also explores‚ how to use srt as a means to engage students in Culturally Responsive Teaching. About the Artist Born in Fayette‚ Alabama‚ Charly “Carlos” Palmer (1960-) has lived life as both a commercial artist and a fine artist. Palmer was raised primarily in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin. Whereupon after graduating from high school in 1978 he moved to Chicago‚ Illinois to pursue a
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INTRODUCTION Critics and literary artists have argued that writing is not a precondition before having an interesting oral narrative. There were oral narratives before writing came to Africa. Chinweizu & co. insist that we have oral narrative in Africa before people like Amos Tutuola began to write. Oral tradition is as old as man himself. DEFINITION OF AFRICAN ORAL NARRATIVES/ ORAL TRADITION The definition of African oral literature is both paradoxically complex and simple. The definition
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From the Maghrib down to Sub-Saharan Africa‚ many African cultures come together to establish the rich continent. Music from here has influenced many parts of the globe. Africans differentiate themselves according to various things such as gender‚ kinship‚ religion etc. African music’s preeminent function is to bring different tribes and sects into one Mudzimu‚ which simply means family. Different music is used for different themes‚ depending on its classification. For instance‚ drama music
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Approche comparée des patrimoines culturels caribéens CALYPSO IN TRINIDAD LATOUR Maëva L3 Anglais Table of content Introduction ………………………………………………………….p2 I The Origin of Calypso :The result of the colonial history and multiculturalism of Trinidad …………………………………………p3 II The social Significance of Calypso : creation of an art form defying oppression………………………………………………………………….p4-5 III The Evolution of Calypso : from popular music to fame : An heritage and riches shared
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