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West African Djembe Drumming - Basics
West African Djembe Drumming - Basics

36 learners earned this badge

To get this badge, students must learn some basic facts about the West African djembe drum, a goblet shaped drum with a goatskin head. This will be taught in the context of playing traditional West African rhythms on the djembe and dunun drums.

Issuer:

Holy Goat Percussion
http://www.holygoat.com

Evidence:

Badge Type: knowledge

Expected Duration: 5 weeks

Criteria

  1. Know the names of the drums
  2. Know which drums are played with sticks
  3. Know which drums are played with hands
  4. Know key terminology related to West African drumming
  5. Know the elements of oral history of rhythms
  6. know that Africa is a continent

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Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

Tam Tam Mandingue

Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

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Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

Tam Tam Mandingue

Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

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Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

Tam Tam Mandingue

Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

Sorry. This activity is no longer available.

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Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

Tam Tam Mandingue

Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

Sorry. This activity is no longer available.

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Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

Tam Tam Mandingue (Austin Westside - Family University)

Drumming - Basics" - earning this badge means you have learned some basic facts about the West African djembe drum and about Africa.

Sorry. This activity is no longer available.

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