APST 750 - Djembe Orchestra I

HC CNDP CD

2 credits
This course provides 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. May be repeated for credit.