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An Approach to the Use of West African Musics in the Classroom Based on Age and Gender Classifications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 December 2008

Robert Kwami
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This article proposes age and gender as a way of classifying music; it raises awareness of the importance of age–gender classifications of West African musics; and introduces examples of West African musics.

It is argued that the classifications could help in selecting musics for curricular use: they could be used as a framework to choose African musics for school curricula; while the musical examples may be of some use to teachers. Three curricular perspectives – musical, intercultural and multidisciplinary – are suggested, the first of which draws on African drumming procedures and creative work.

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British Journal of Music Education , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , July 1991 , pp. 119 - 137
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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