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African Drums
Drums were one of the first musical instruments used. The original
African Drums were first created in the 12th century by the Mandinka
people during the Mali Empire which they called it the Djembe. It was made from
a single piece of wood and carved into the shape of a goblet that is hollow
throughout with a skin covering over the top. The traditional drum is played with bare
hands. The sound made depends on the type of skin used as the covering. The
West African goat skin were thick and tougher which had a great impact on the
quality of the sound produced. The Djembe was then played at every ceremony
that the Mandinka people held that time, from wedding celebrations to baptism.
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here is a
powerpoint presentation on the mechanisms of stringed instruments
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here is a
powerpoint presentation on the mechanisms of stringed instruments
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Please have look at this powerpoint presentation to find out about how stringed instruments work in general.
A guitar is a string instrument that was first made in Spain. It is from the 15th centuary and it was created by the Malaga people. At first they were bowl harps and fanburs which are similar to the guitar. Guitars were first made using tortoise shells, calabashes, a bents stick and silk strings. You can imagine how old it is and how it might have looked.
(video not found)watch a video of the guitar being played
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Please have look at this powerpoint presentation to find out about how stringed instruments work in general.
A guitar is a string instrument that was first made in Spain. It is from the 15th centuary and it was created by the Malaga people. At first they were bowl harps and fanburs which are similar to the guitar. Guitars were first made using tortoise shells, calabashes, a bents stick and silk strings. You can imagine how old it is and how it might have looked.
(video not found)watch a video of the guitar being played
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Please have look at this powerpoint presentation to find out about how stringed instruments work in general.
A guitar is a string instrument that was first made in Spain. It is from the 15th centuary and it was created by the Malaga people. At first they were bowl harps and fanburs which are similar to the guitar. Guitars were first made using tortoise shells, calabashes, a bents stick and silk strings. You can imagine how old it is and how it might have looked.
(video not found)
watch a video of the guitar being played
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Please have look at this powerpoint presentation to find out about how stringed instruments work in general.
A guitar is a string instrument that was first made in Spain. It is from the 15th centuary and it was created by the Malaga people. At first they were bowl harps and fanburs which are similar to the guitar. Guitars were first made using tortoise shells, calabashes, a bents stick and silk strings. You can imagine how old it is and how it might have looked.
watch a video of the guitar being played
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On: 2012-03-12 20:19:53
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History
Drums were one of the first musical instruments used. The original
African Drums were first created in the 12th century by the Mandinka
people during the Mali Empire which they called it the Djembe. It was made from
a single piece of wood and carved into the shape of a goblet that is hollow
throughout with a skin covering over the top. The traditional drum is played with bare
hands. The sound made depends on the type of skin used as the covering. The
West African goat skin were thick and tougher which had a great impact on the
quality of the sound produced. The Djembe was then played at every ceremony
that the Mandinka people held that time, from wedding celebrations to baptism.
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On: 2012-03-12 20:18:02
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Please have look at this powerpoint presentation to find out about how stringed instruments work in general.
A guitar is a string instrument that was first made in Spain. It is from the 15th centuary and it was created by the Malaga people. At first they were bowl harps and fanburs which are similar to the guitar. Guitars were first made using tortoise shells, calabashes, a bents stick and silk strings. You can imagine how old it is and how it might have looked.
watch a video of the guitar being played
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As time went by the drum set evolved from the tree trunk animal skin made drum into the modern drums we see today as the Europeans conquered the African countries they took away the African drums to be used in their own society.
Currently the drums have become more modern and sound different. Below you can see below how a drum set looks currently:
The modern drum set consists of the standard drums with tom toms (which are the smaller drums) and cymbals (which are brass disks which give a contrasting sound).The snare drum is also another improvement to the drum as it has metal cables inside it to give it a somewhat shaker sound. All together new and different sounds evolved from the basic African animal skin drum.
