Musical training in Tribal West Africa
Abstract
- Abstract
- With the possible exception of the "Bush Schools" set up by the tribes for initiation purposes or by the secret societies such as the Leopard Society, traditional instruction in Tribal West Africa was not on an institutional basis. It was based on the principle of slow absorption of musical experience and active participation rather than formal teaching. The social organization was helpful, for the child was absorbed into all activities of the tribe and these activities were generally connected with music. The child's first lessons in music were given by his mother. Immediately after birth the child was placed on his mother's back while she went about her daily tasks. In this way the child from his birth was introduced to the music of his culture. He learned what the music required in terms of both bodily movement and vocal effort. He formed through these early experiences the habit of listening to the music of his people.
Description
- Description
- pages: 6-10
Subjects
People & roles
- Author
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Smith, Edna M.
Value Annotations
Origins & context
- Is Part Of
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Origins & context
- Title
- Musical training in Tribal West Africa
- Type
- Text
- Language
- English
- Parent project
- International Library of African Music
- is funded by
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Rhodes University
- Place of Origin
- South Africa
- Created Date
- May 16, 1962
Rights & access
- License
- CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
- Access Rights
- Public
Identifiers & sources
- DRE ID
- eaa-99-00e5
- Identifier
-
731
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Origins & context
- Type
- Publisher, distributor, or vendor stock number
- WissKI URL
- 76539
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