NGfL CYMRU GCaD
Rhythm and African Beats
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Activity 1 - Second drum pattern
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Jemba
1
RIM MIDDLE RIM MIDDLE RIM MIDDLE RIM MIDDLE
X
X X X
X X
X
X X X
X X
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Agogo Bells
2
X
1 2 3 4
X
1 2 3 4
X
1 2 3 4
Sit in a circle and give everyone a number 1 or 2.
All the number 1s to receive a Jemba (drum)
All the number 2s to receive a large tin (agogo bells)
X
1 2 3 4
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Activity 2 - Practice
1
X X
X
1 2 3 4
Are you
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rea
X X
X
1 2 3 4
Are you
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X
X
1 2 3 4
rea
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dy
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to
X
X
1 2 3 4
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dy
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to
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X
X X
1 2 3 4
X
1 2 3 4
play
ARE
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YES WE
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X
X X
1 2 3 4
X
1 2 3 4
play
ARE
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YES WE
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A - ND
RIM MIDDLE RIM MIDDLE RIM MIDDLE RIM MIDDLE
X
X X X
X X
X
X X X
X X
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
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Activity 3 – How to stop
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1 2 3 4 5
Jemba
1
RIM MIDDLE RIM MIDDLE RIM MIDDLE RIM MIDDLE
X
X X X
X X
X
X X X
X X
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5
Agogo Bells
2
X
1 2 3 4
S
T
T
O
P
X
1 2 3 4
X
1 2 3 4
As you are playing you will hear 4 strikes of the agogo.
You need to practise stopping on the fifth strike.
X
1 2 3 4
S
T
T
O
P
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