Yiri Flashcards
What is the structure of the song?
Intro - solo balafon, two balafons, drums join
Main Section - Chorus vocals and solo male vocals
Outro - 5x balafon riff, pause and bell ting
Texture is…
Monophonic - solo balafon
Hetrophonic - two balafons
Polyphonic for the rest
Name the instruments used
Djembe
Dundun
Donno (talking drum)
Balafon x2
What two types of vocal are there?
Chorus vocals - choir
Solo male vocals
What drumming techniques are used?
Open/closed hand
Dampening skin
Hitting wooden edge
Hitting with sticks
Name the scale type that is used by the vocal melody
Pentantonic
What are the rhythmic features
Ostinato
Polyrythmic
Syncopation
Cross rhythms
The features of African music…
Ostinato
Improvisation
Cyclic structure
Call and response
What key is the piece in?
G flat major
What notes do the balafons emphasise?
G flat and D flat
What is the melody based off?
Hexatonic scale
What is the metre of the piece?
Free time in the introduction
4/4
What do the drums play?
An ostinato
