A contemporary study of musical arts
Subtitle: informed by African indigenous knowledge systems
By: Meki Nzewi.
Contributors: Nzewi, Odyke.
Series: Ciimda series
Publisher: Centre for Indigenous Instrumental African Music and Dance (Ciimda); African Minds
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Pretoria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781920051624; 9781920051631; 9781920051648; 9781920051655; 9781920051662; 9781920051679; 9781920051686
Subjects: Music -- Instruction and study -- Africa.; Music -- Africa.; Drum music.
Description: The 1st three volumes present material in a modular approach. Each volume presents progressively more advanced concepts in the categories: musical structure and form, factors of music appreciation, music instruments, music and society, research project, musical arts theatre, school songs technique, and performance. The 4th volume is a collection of essays. The 5th volume contains printed music.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Vol. 1. The root : foundation; title: vol. 2. The stem : growth; title: vol. 3. The foliage : consolidation; title: vol. 4. Illuminations, reflections and explorations; title: vol. 5. Theory and practice of modern African classical drum music / Meki Nzewi and Odyke Nzewi : bk. 1. Concert drum solos and drummistic piano solos ; bk. 2. Concert duos (drum and voice/woodwind/horns) ; bk. 3. Intercultural ensembles.