Percussion Performances... Expressions of Self, Expressions of Culture

People can play percussion instruments solo or in a group. 

 

People can play for an audience or just for themselves. 

 

People can play loud or soft, fast or slow. 

 

People invent things to play and people play music of their country.

 

 

 

(1)  Below are pairs of percussion videos.  Write about their similarities and differences. 

 

(2)  Choose one of the videos and watch it several times.  Without identifying the one you selected, describe it in words. 

When you are done, see if someone else can find the one you described.

 

 

 

 

	These boys from Brazil attended the Hummingbird arts centre for a special camp and learned how to play the drums!
	This man is all alone on Mt. Pinnacle, a high mountain on the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania.  He is playing a song on a metal drum called the Hang drum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	A large performance group from central Africa gives a drumming/dancing performance in a shopping mall.
	A very talented 8 yr. old percussionist performs on drum set and is seen on national TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Young people perform 18th century fife and drum music in Colonial Williamsburg
	Flamenco dancers perfoming one of Spain's traditional dance styles.  What percussion instruments do they use?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	French Singer and Drummer Dany Brilant does a solo performance.
	Children of Nigeria, Africa play together on homemade drums.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Young man plays his original piece called "No Explanations" on "found" instruments.
	Young Indian girl sings a traditional song while playing a drum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	Young children of Zambia playing on plastic pails.
	Young street musician plays on plastic drum pails in a shopping area.