Music Lit Unit 4: World Music

Sound is primarily generated by vibrating air (either through blowing or buzzing air into the instrument).

The instrument’s body itself vibrates to create sound by being either struck, shaken or scraped.

Sound is created through electric means, such as synthesizers

Something like animal skins or synthetic materials that are stretched over the base of the drum vibrate creating sound.

Instruments generate sound through the vibration of a string, whether it is plucked, bowed, or struck.

Czech Republic

Hungary

Italy

Spain

Ireland

Oboe

Vibrato

Bagpipes

Gaelic

Palmas

Story teller, musician and oral historian from West Africa

Music from Zimbabwe and other parts from southern Africa that features the thumb piano

Vibrant, energetic music from Democratic Republic of Congo featuring electric guitar.

Music from Nigeria. Features talking drums.

Music from east Africa that features instruments/music that blends African and Arab music

Nomadic music featuring the dombra, komuz, and darbuka playing epic songs about heroes or myths

Music from the middle east that has been around fro 1,000 years featuring the oud and qanun

Features instruments like the balalaika, domra and accordion with long narrative stories about heroes

Featuring metallophones , rebab, suling flute, gong and drums used in religious ceremonies

Hindustani and Carnatic based on ragas and talas featuring instruments like sitar and tabla.