West African Drumming.

Catalog description

Students will turn the classroom into a cross-cultural space as they engage and explore West African folkloric music through guided viewing of multimedia; discussion of culture as a living, evolving entity; and rehearsing and performing on West African percussion instruments as an ensemble. Students will improve their rhythm skills, learn about West African musical performance practice, experience and reflect on new modes of artistic expression, and deepen their understanding of African culture and its relationship to the West.