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World Music Spider Charts: Exploring Rhythms and Melodies Across Cultures

Immerse yourself in the diverse world of music with a journey through various styles, instruments, and rhythms, from classical Indian Ragas to Indonesian Gamelan orchestras. Discover the rich tapestry of sounds and techniques that shape cultures globally. Dive into traditional melodies, improvised rhythms, and fusion music in this musical exploration.

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World Music Spider Charts: Exploring Rhythms and Melodies Across Cultures

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  1. World Music Spider Charts

  2. Slow A little quicker Gradually gets faster Tempo improvised / no pulse improvised Now has pulse and rhythm has a drum beat improvised Gat – learnt melody Alap Jor Jhala Classical music Raga (Scale) Drone Improvisation Bollywood Film Music Ornament / decoration Harmony Melody Indian Music Gat Tintal (16 beat cycle) Tambura (string) Harmonium (keyboard) Timbre Tabla (Drum) Tala - Rhythm cycles Sitar (string) Dholak (Drum) Bhangra Chaal 4/4 time Rhythm Fusion music - Popular and classical music characteristics

  3. Rituals & Ceremonies Accompaniment for Dance and Drama Harvest Entertainment Master Drummer Rhythm cycles Rhythm Polyrhythm Cross rhythm Talking Drum Djembe Syncopation Off Beat Agogo Bell Ostinato (repeating pattern) African Music Home made instruments Timbre Griot - performer Call and Response Harmony in 3rds Kora (String) Mbira (Thumb piano) Melody Balaphon (xylophone) Very narrow range Oral Tradition Voices A cappella Story Telling songs

  4. Court & State Ceremonies Music is all memorised Puppet & shadow plays From Java & Bali Accompaniment for Dance, Poetry and Drama 4 beats in a bar gradually gets thicker Heterophonic Slenthem (glockenspiel) Rhythm Texture Metallophones Kenong (Pot Gong) Indonesian Music Gongs Gong Ageng (big) Ostinato Balungan – (main theme) Gamelan Orchestra Pelog (7 note scale) Melody Kengang (Drum) Saron (xylophone) Timbre Ornamentation Slendro (5 note scale) Interlocking melodies Suling (flute) Rebab (fiddle) Pentatonic Tempo – starts slow and gradually gets faster

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