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Students study African percussion. In this music lesson, students explore Africa's sounds as they discover tonal language, talking drum, message drum, the relationship between talking drums and tonal language, and how to change the pitch of a drum.

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drums, percussion, africa

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K - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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