West African Drumming
West African Drumming
Lesson Three
Review of class Africa facts
McClelland● Climate -
○ Savannahs, hot climate in some of Africa, little precipitation, humid, few trees, ○ Sahara Desert - the world’s largest sand desert
● Africa is a CONTINENT. ○ Countries - Egypt, Chad, Sudan, Zambia, Mali, Algeria
● Animals - ○ giraffes, elephants, hyenas, hippos, zebras, cheetahs, rhinos, lions, tigers,
■ North American prairie dogs - in same family as African ground squirrel
Jodon ● Animals -
○ tigers, elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions, gazelles, hyenas, ostriches, snakes, camels■ Llamas and alpacas in South America■ A mini version of an Australian kangaroo
● Climate - ○ very hot, oasis, not green grass, in big cities, heavy traffic, Sahara Desert, pyramids in
Egypt, Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun, ■ whistling thorn tree is native to East Africa
● Africa is a CONTINENT. ○ Countries - Egypt, Niger, Nigeria, Namibia, Sudan, Chad,
● Music ○ Different instruments ○ Different types of dance styles
Stroz● Animals -
○ Giraffe, elephants, cheetahs, lions, zebras, rhinos, cobras, camels, leopards, ■ Burmese python lives in Asia - African rock snake is in the same family■ Diamond back rattlesnakes found in North America - Black and green mambas in
Africa or sidewinder snake
● Climate - ○ grasslands, very hot in some places, deserts,
● Africa is a CONTINENT.○ Countries - 54 countries, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt
■ Egypt- doesn’t have the most pyramids; country of Sudan does (220) ○ Below Europe and Asia
Seecs-Mielnik ● Africa is a CONTINENT
○ Countries - Egypt, South Africa,
● People - ○ some people are starving, food shortages in some places
● Climate - ○ grasslands, really hot, not that much rain
● Animals- ○ giraffes, elephants, zebras, hippos, lions,
Miss Balestino● Africa is a CONTINENT
○ 54 countries
● The Sahara Desert is spelled with ONE “s”
● From Africa, we get… ○ Diamonds, gold, cocoa (beans, not chocolate candy), coffee, cotton, lots of fruit (including,
but not limited to bananas and pineapples)
● 1500-2000 different languages spoken
Name the Instruments
End of Lesson Three
Lesson Two
McClelland● Climate -
○ Savannahs, hot climate in some of Africa, little precipitation, humid, few trees,
● Africa is a CONTINENT. ○ Countries - Egypt, Chad, Sudan, Zambia, Mali, Algeria
● Sahara Desert - the world’s largest sand desert ● Animals - giraffes, elephants, hyenas, hippos, zebras, cheetahs, rhinos,
lions, prairie dogs, tigers,
Jodon ● Animals - tigers, elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions, gazelles, kangaroos?,
hyenas, ostriches, snakes, llamas?, camels, alpacas?● Climate - very hot, oasis, not green grass, ● Africa is a CONTINENT.
○ Countries - Egypt, Niger, Nigeria, Namibia, Sudan?, Chad,
● Geography - in big cities, heavy traffic, Sahara Desert, pyramids in Egypt, Tutankhamun?, whistling thorn tree?
● Music ○ Different instruments ○ Different types of dance styles
Stroz● Animals - diamond back rattlesnake, giraffe, elephants, cheetahs, lions,
zebras, rhinos, cobras, Burmese pythons, camels, leopards, ● Climate - grasslands, very hot in some places, deserts, ● Africa is a CONTINENT.
○ Countries - 54 countries, Niger, Nigeria, Egypt- doesn’t have the most pyramids, South Africa
○ Below Europe and Asia
Seecs-Mielnik ● Africa is a CONTINENT
○ Countries - Egypt, South Africa,
● People - some people are starving, food shortages in some places● Climate - grasslands, really hot, not that much rain ● Animals- giraffes, elephants, zebras, hippos, lions,
Instruments
Shakere
Conga
Djembe
Agogo
End of Lesson Two
Lesson One
McClelland● Savannahs, hot climate in some of Africa, little precipitation, humid ● Africa is a continent.
○ Countries - Egypt, Chad,
● Sahara Desert - the world’s largest sand desert ● Animals - giraffes, elephants, hyenas, hippos, zebras, cheetahs
Jodon ● Animals - tigers, elephants, giraffes, zebras, lions, gazelles, ● Climate - very hot, oasis ● Africa is a continent.
○ Countries - Egypt, Niger, Nigeria, Namibia
● Geography - in big cities, heavy traffic ● Music
○ Different instruments ○ Different types of dance styles
Stroz● Animals - diamond back rattlesnake, giraffe, elephants, cheetahs, lions,
zebras, rhinos, ● Climate - grasslands, very hot in some places, deserts, ● Africa is a CONTINENT.
○ Countries - 54 countries, Niger, Nigeria○ Below Europe and Asia
Seecs-Mielnik ● Africa is a CONTINENT
○ Countries - Egypt, South Africa,
● People - some people are starving, food shortages in some places● Climate - grasslands, really hot, not that much rain ● Animals- giraffes, elephants, zebras, hippos, lions,
Instruments
Shakere
Conga
Djembe
Agogo
End of Lesson One