Education African Roots of Popular Music

1. 8 African Musical Characteristics#1Call and Response (The Riff)• “Song of the Hunter” (African)• “How I Got Over” (Gospel)• “Taps Miller” (Swing Era…

Education Ragtime

1. RagtimeAfrican-American songs known as “CoonSongs” (1830s-),“Cakewalk” (1890s)Ragtime (1897) 2. Coon Songs 1830-1910Used as Required Composition for the“Ragtime…