APST 751 - Djembe Orchestra II

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2 credits
This course is an expansion of the fundamentals and basic concepts and techniques of Mandé music. The traditional rhythmic structure of Djembe and Dununs will be studied to further develop skills within modern-day Black American music, fusion, and orchestral music. Culture, geography, history, and folkloric philosophy will be explored through song, music, performance, practicum, and academic discourse. This course will be taught from a traditional West African and world view perspective in the context of social, occupational, and religious function. Students will immerse themselves in a physical, cultural, and spiritual exploration of these traditional styles of drumming from the regions of Mali, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. Students will be tasked with learning new ways of experiencing themselves through music and with creating their own rhythms through which they will assert their history and voice in a culturally aware and diverse music practice. May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: APST 750.