Explore the World of Latin American Music

Latin American Music LEARNING INTENTION To become familiar with Latin American Music SUCCESS CRITERIA Listen to and identify music, instruments and rhythms associated with Latin American Music

Skills Enterprise IT Skills Literacy Thinking

Latin American Music Latin American Music describes the music of Central and South America and most of the Caribbean Islands. The music is influenced by Spanish and Portuguese and African music. The rhythm is the main focus of the music. The music uses lots of percussion instruments.

Instruments of Latin American Music bongo drums congas claves shakers scrapers Cowbells Surdo drum

Styles of Latin American Music Salsa Bossa Nova Samba Rumba Tango

Salsa Salsa is popular dance music. It originated in New York in the 1960s and then Cuba It is a mixture of various styles including African-American, Jazz, cha cha It is very lively and uses lots of percussion instruments such as bongos and maracas Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLdzb_8J_UU

Samba An energetic dance associated with the carnivals of Brazil. It has 2 beats in a bar. A large drum called a surdo plays the pulse on the beat, with repeated rhythms played on smaller drums, shakers and agogo bells. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRfPtT __TY

Bossa Nova A mixture of samba and jazz with 2 beats in a bar. In Bossa Nova, there is more emphasis placed on melody than rhythm. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5ALPz S0QfQ

Rumba Rumba is a Cuban dance. It is slower, with 4 beats in a bar. Like many of the other dances, the syncopated rhythms are of African origin. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVe7Pk CH-W8

Tango A very dramatic and passionate dance from Argentina. It has 4 beats in a bar. It features a syncopated ostinato and contains repeated accented notes. Legato phrases are contrasted with short stacatto notes and glissandi. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW71- sVyMzM

Music Concepts Syncopation off beat Ostinato A short pattern of notes which is repeated over and over again. Legato Smooth Staccato short detached notes Glissando to slide upwards or downwards between 2 notes.

Task Answer the questions: 1. Where does Latin American music come from? 2. Name 2 instruments which are used in Latin American music. 3. Name 2 styles of Latin American music. 4. How many beats in a bar does a Samba have. 5. Copy out the Music Concepts on slide 10. 6. Draw a colourful poster of a Carnaval (use google images to help with some ideas) Extension: Use google to find and listen to some of the percussion instruments mentioned on Slide 4.