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    This document contains an activity with an African music wordsearch puzzle and information about various African musical instruments and terms. Key terms discussed include djembe drums, balafons, talking drums, polyrhythms, cross-rhythms, oral tradition, and master drummers. Pictures are also provided to help identify percussion instruments and complete a paragraph.

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    African music wordsearch

    T F F X T V V Z M E A H A E Z X C
    Q F T C H C J A N R Z S C R A E S
    W O H R I Q M Q B U J D E T Q D W
    F T K D N A B G D T H F D T I D E
    D Y H C U Z V V C X H G S Y S P D
    J V I L E X F G X E G H A U W Y C Pitch
    Low
    E B G I N C S N V T F J Z J E U S
    High
    M N H K C V X J S O C K X W D I W
    Tempo
    B M L U Y G C A G P B U O B D K E
    Slow
    E J E J Y Y F M D I L L D V F N D
    Fast
    F K Q G H J H K V Y S E O Q G V C
    Speed
    F I W F K M H F Y T K W T W H C S
    Texture
    F O D W L N G F I Q J Q G W N F W
    Thin
    O P D U O B V O K W M X H E M D E
    Thick
    T C R H O F C T J E N C J R J C D
    Dynamic
    F   Y G B L D R S C I K C I H T K
    Quiet
    Z M V X H F S C E C C Y K P Y F N
    Loud
    S U B Z G G Z B T V V U J O T G V
    Volume
    F R N A F Y C N G G B I H J G H C
    Djembe
    D D M S D U P D E M U L O V B E F
    Drum
    N O J P B I O Z J D Z P G N V W D
    H L K E N Q L X N F A O F H C O C
    T V I E O G V C V G Q U D V S P V
    Y X O D L F X F A H W Y S F W M C
    G S P T P D S H A Q U I E T E E V
    D C C G X C C M A P E E W C D T C
    Percussion
    drums

    Metal
    Balafons.
    axatse
    Kora

    Use the labelled pictures above to help you correctly fill in the gaps in the paragraph.
    Use the link provided below to identify each of the following
    key terms in African music.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z2xbgk7/revision/1

    Oral A way in which art, culture, lliteratjrue etc. are passed on


    tradition stories, legends and other types of verbal communication.

    Djembe One of the best-known African drums is the West African


    djembe (pronounced zhem-bay). It is shaped like a large goblet and
    played with bare hands. The body is carved from a hollowed trunk and
    is covered in goat skin.

    Cross- A rhythm used simultaneously with another rhythm or


    rhythm rhythms.

    Polyrhythm A rhythm which makes use of two or more different


    rhythms simultaneously.

    Master The title given to a well known drummer in the region


    Drummer typically of good expertise.

    Balafon A large xylophone having hollow gourds as resonators.

    Talking One of a set of west African drums each having a different


    drums pitch which are beaten to transmit a tonal language.

    A cappella Sung without instrumental accompaniment.

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