An Overture to Africa for Beginning String Class.

Holmes, Ramona

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ERIC Number: EJ526745

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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An Overture to Africa for Beginning String Class.

Holmes, Ramona

Teaching Music, v3 n4 p32-34 Feb 1996

Provides a lesson plan for beginning string students using a basic rhythm from Zimbabwe's Shona people and then building upon that rhythm. Briefly discusses simple yet effective techniques for playing and adapting African music. Includes musical scores, teaching tips, and selected recordings. (MJP)

Descriptors: African Culture, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Global Education, Instrumentation and Orchestration, Middle Schools, Multicultural Education, Music Activities, Music Education, Music Teachers, Musical Composition, Musical Instruments, String Instruments

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa; Zimbabwe

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