Intercultural Music Workshop Resource
Workshops 1 & 2
Workshop 1:
Introduction to “World Music”/”Intercultural Music”
- Basic rhythmic work – simple patterns to get thinking musically
- Introducing the Stop Break
- Introducing Call And Response (quietly introducing improvisation)
- Introducing the Are You Ready Break - Split Rhythms 1 exercise
- Extension Activites (between Tutor Visits): Split Rhythms Extension Exercise
African Traditional Music & Afrobeat: “Zombie” by Fela Kuti
- Reinforce previous work on rhythms and beat/bar
- Don’t Clap/Play That One Back game
- Split Rhythms 2 exercise - Vocal Call and Response (quietly introducing improvisation)
- Combining into a full performance of a percussion band using musical techniques and features we have learned about so far
- Extension Activites (between Tutor Visits): Vocal call and response (low and high notes), Continued work on split rhythms (trying to get to 4 split parts/4 different rhythms at once). Continue Split Rhythms Extension Exercise (examples and backing tracks included)
Activity Guide
Split Rhythms 1&2
Slow
Fast
Split Rhythms 3&4
Slow
Fast
Are You Ready Break
Split Rhythm
Starter Sheet
Zombie Backing Tracks
Slow Speed
Full Speed
Workshop 3
Cha Cha Cha, Cuban Music & Latin Rock: “Oye Como Va” by Tito Puente (& Santana’s Cover)
- Topics include Cuba as a country, differences to the USA, Buena Vista Social Club
- Ostinatos & “backing” a soloist (Introduction to Harmony)
- Learn 5 notes that fit over any part of the song (Introduction to Pentatonics)
- Vocal Improvisation
- Extension Activites (between Tutor Visits): Singing the ostinato of Oye Como Va in harmony, continue improvising with the 5 notes (examples and backing tracks included)
Workshop 4
Samba, Brazilian Music & Evolution of a Song: “Tombo in 7/4” by Airto Moreira (& “Celebration Suite”, & “Samba de Janeiro” by Bellini)
- Listening and identifying differences
- Watching a samba band play on a video & looking at each instrument
- Discussing how music borrows from other music
- Learning to play a simple Samba
- Learning the “Samba De Janeiro” melody to sing
- Improvisation and creating a Samba Band "Samba De Janeiro"
- Extension Activites (between Tutor Visits): The simple Samba, Singing Exercise Sheet, singing and percussion improvisation practices (examples and backing tracks included)
Workshop 5
Indian Music & The Beatles: Ravi Shankar (Raga Mala) & The Beatles (Tomorrow Never Knows)
- Listening and identifying differences
- The Sitar & The Tabla and how they create the unique sound of Indian music
- Discussing what a “Raga” is, and how they differ from a Western Scale
- Listening and learning how many different ways notes can be played
- Learning to sing the tune of “Tomorrow Never Knows” (words from Verse 4 only)
- Improvising with a set of 5 notes (different pentatonic)
- Backing vocals behind a vocal soloist, as well as percussion solos - Which Song would you like to revisit?
- Extension Activites (between Tutor Visits): revisiting the extension task from whichever workshop the school has chosen, new sheet will be provided with examples and backing tracks.