Drum Gahu : An Introduction to African Rhythm [With CD]

Acknowledgments v(4) List of Musical Examples viii-ix(1) List of Figures ix Chapter One -- Introduction 11(15) Autobiographical Sketch 1(2) The Genesis of This Book 3(1) The Study of African Music 3(5) Cultural Context 5(2) The Nature of the Music 7(1) Form 8(1) The Dance 8(1) System of Notation 8(2) Musical Instruments and Playing Technique 10(4) How to Use This Book 14(2) Chapter Two -- The Time 16(21) Tempo 16(1) The Gankogui Part 16(10) Analysis of the Gankogui Rhythm 20(6) The Axatse Part 26(5) Improvisation in the Axatse Part 27(3) Analysis of the Axatse Part 30(1) The Kaganu Part 31(2) Analysis of the Kaganu Part 32(1) Meter 33(3) Conclusion 36(1) Chapter Three -- The Response 37(33) Drumming Technique 37(4) Drum Stroke Syllables 40(1) Musical Notation 41(1) The Basic Parts of Sogo, Kidi and Kaganu 42(6) Kaganu 42(1) The Basic Sogo Phrase 42(1) Analysis of the Basic Sogo Part 43(1) The Basic Kidi Part 44(1) Analysis of the Basic Kidi Part 45(1) The Three-Drum Conversation 46(2) Improvisation of Response Drums 48(12) Improvisation of Sogo 49(1) Motive B 49(2) Motive C 51(2) Motive D 53(1) Motive E 53(7) Improvisation on Kidi 60(8) Shifts in Accentuation: "Turning the Beat Around" 60(1) Stroke Substitution 61(7) Conclusion 68(2) Chapter Four -- The Call 70(54) Drumming Technique and Drum Stroke Syllables 70(4) Musical Notation 74(1) The Process of Improvisation 74(2) Lead Drumming for "Basic" Dancing 76(25) Phrase One: The "Ancestral" Phrase 76(1) Analysis of Phrase One 77(2) Variations Generated from Phrase One 79(1) Stroke Substitution 79(1) Filling Musical "Space" 79(2) Emptying Musical "Space" 81(1) Segmentation and Repetition 81(2) Metric Modulation 83(5) Phrase Two 88(1) Variations on Phrase Two 88(4) Phrase Three 92(1) Variations on Phrase Three 92(3) Phrase Four 95(1) Phrase Five 96(5) Combining All Five Phrases 101(6) Lead Drum Signals to Dancers 107(8) Dance Variation One: "Get Down" 107(3) Dance Variation Two: "Twist, Smile and Flirt" 110(3) Dance Variation Three: "Too Hot to Handle" 113(2) Lead Drumming: The Kinka Section 115(6) Dance With Your Partner 116(1) Dance With Your Partner and Neighbor 117(3) "Dance With Everyone" 120(1) The Ending 121(2) Conclusion 123(1) Chapter Five -- Conclusion 124(8) The Nature of the Music 124(3) The Sections of the Ensemble 124(2) Techniques of Musical Modification 126(1) Aesthetic Goals 127(1) The Learning Process 128(2) Aural, Oral and Literate Learning 129(1) The Value of African Music 130(2) Guide to Pronunciation 132(1) Notes 133(1) References 134(2) Index 136