African Music and the song Amani by Audrey Snyder
- Artistic Process
- Connecting
Performing
Responding - Anchor Standard
- Cn11 - Relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical context to deepen understanding.
Pr4 - Select, analyze and interpret artistic work for presentation.
Pr5 - Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.
Pr6 - Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.
Re7 - Perceive and analyze artistic work.
Re8 - Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work. - Grade Level
- Proficient
- Process Component
- Analyze
Evaluate
Evaluate & Refine
Interpret
Rehearse
Relate
Select - Primary Strand
- Traditional/Emerging Ensemble
- Additional Strand
- General Music
Procedure
Listen to African Music as entrance music.
Physical Warm-up - Just Dance with African Music
Present African Music Slide Show
Chant rhythm and have students echo one phrase at a time for the A section
Teach pitches bottom part first
Put parts together
Subsequent Lessons:
Teach B section by rote starting with rhythm, then add pitches
Review A section
Continue teaching the rest of the piece in the same fashion
Standards Code
MU:Pr4.2.E.HSI
MU:Pr5.1.E.HSI
MU:Pr6.1.E.HSI
MU:Re7.1.E.HSI
MU:Re7.2.E.HSI
MU:Re8.1.E.HSI
MU:Re9.1.E.HSI
Suggested Assessment
Google Form Quiz on the characteristics of African music.
Performance at concert
Enduring Understanding
Students will sing the song in Swahili with accurate diction in the African style.
Students will also be able to discuss in detail the characteristics indicative of African style music with respect to how they are sung.
Students will understand the syncopated rhythms in the piece.
Students will gain stronger appreciation of African culture through text analysis.
Students will use dynamic contrast and various articulations found in the African style.
Essential Question
Why learn about music of other cultures?
Does that song reveal much about the attitudes and beliefs of the people who created it?
What are the stylistic Characteristics of African Music?
Why is music sung in African cultures?
What are the characteristics of African music?
What is syncopation?
What are Polyrhythms?
What is dynamic contrast in music? How does it affect the performance?
How can we describe the “Amani” as it pertains to traditional African music?
Notes/Resources/Accommodations
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_9UYBRudUOkdidbuBnhFoJzk9e_XrtDA, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cTpwafoST5qay4s_MLU1wgzyVwpiTZ22
Additional Instructional Ideas
Add drum circle to activities for the piece.