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<strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt;">African American Music </span></em></strong><br />
<strong><em><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Synopsis</span></em></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">A. Roots in Africa</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Functional part of daily living</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Percussion Instruments</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">c. Drum Rhythms - Rhythm Complex</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">B. Slaves in America</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Field Cries, Vendors Cries, Hollers</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Work Songs</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">c. Spiritual</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -1.25in;">i. Blend of rhythms and chants from Africa and European hymn tunes of whites</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">d. Blues</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -1.25in;">i. Musical expression of man’s troubles</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -1.25in;">ii. After Civil War – blues changed</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">e. Ragtime</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">f. Boogie Woogie</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">g. Rhythm and Blues</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">h. Jazz</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">i. Gospel Songs</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Musical Features contributed by the African culture:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Much use of percussion instruments and percussive sounds</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Rhythm patterns repeated over and over ()</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Use of complicated and varied rhythm patterns</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Several different rhythm patterns performed at once</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 13pt; margin-left: 0.75in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5. Call and response form in vocal music</span>