African Music Series Vol. 2: Dagare Welcome Song

A Step-by-Step guide to Learning, Teaching and Performing African Music.

The book and DVD should be used together as tools for the teacher or director to learn and practice this music until the leader is comfortable to teach others by rote. 

The book provides scores and performance notes. The DVD shows the instruction and;the music performed by the Macalester College African Music Ensemble on gyils, the college students playing on Orff xylophones, the Turtle Lake Elementary School ensemble on gyils and the Rondo Educational Center ensemble on gyils. For Grade 4 through adult ages.

Contents

• Introduction
• The Instrument
• The Book, the Music and the DVD
• Gyil Phrases
• Full Score
• Improvisation Score
• Notes From Other Teachers
• More Photographs