Comments on: Review of Piano Music of Africa and the African Diaspora, Vol. 1 http://musicmattersblog.com/2007/06/06/review-of-piano-music-of-africa-and-the-african-diaspora-vol-1/ inspiring creativity in music education Tue, 22 May 2012 12:36:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Daniel http://musicmattersblog.com/2007/06/06/review-of-piano-music-of-africa-and-the-african-diaspora-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-57179 Daniel Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:02:53 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/2007/06/06/review-of-piano-music-of-africa-and-the-african-diaspora-vol-1/#comment-57179 I have successfully taught the following pieces from this excellent anthology: Tender Thought My Scarf Is Yellow Off-Beat Shorty I intend teaching the following pieces in the new year: Kwela No. 1 Ufie III Ticklin’ Toes I love the two lullabies. There is beautiful music throughout vol.1, so it's well worth it, with good variety and very accessible for the student. I would also recommend the various technical challenges of individual pieces. Natalie, I don't find "Soufiane" dissonant, based on a typical 'Arab' scale - it is very melodic. However, the student I played it for did not like it in the least. "The Monk" is a nice piece but a too derivative in my opinion. I have successfully taught the following pieces from this excellent anthology:

Tender Thought
My Scarf Is Yellow
Off-Beat Shorty

I intend teaching the following pieces in the new year:

Kwela No. 1
Ufie III
Ticklin’ Toes

I love the two lullabies.

There is beautiful music throughout vol.1, so it’s well worth it, with good variety and very accessible for the student. I would also recommend the various technical challenges of individual pieces.

Natalie, I don’t find “Soufiane” dissonant, based on a typical ‘Arab’ scale – it is very melodic. However, the student I played it for did not like it in the least. “The Monk” is a nice piece but a too derivative in my opinion.

]]> By: natalie http://musicmattersblog.com/2007/06/06/review-of-piano-music-of-africa-and-the-african-diaspora-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-10026 natalie Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:40:15 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/2007/06/06/review-of-piano-music-of-africa-and-the-african-diaspora-vol-1/#comment-10026 Good question, Rebecca! Honestly, I haven't used them with any of my students yet, so I can't say for sure. Volume I is definitely more accessible for students than Volume II. I think there are a number of pieces in it that a later intermediate/early advanced student would enjoy. Personally, I didn't like Volume II well enough to buy it, but I did like Volume I well enough to buy it. (But I also have a fairly low tolerance level for dissonance in music, so take that with a grain of salt!) Good question, Rebecca! Honestly, I haven’t used them with any of my students yet, so I can’t say for sure. Volume I is definitely more accessible for students than Volume II. I think there are a number of pieces in it that a later intermediate/early advanced student would enjoy. Personally, I didn’t like Volume II well enough to buy it, but I did like Volume I well enough to buy it. (But I also have a fairly low tolerance level for dissonance in music, so take that with a grain of salt!)

]]> By: Rebecca Lake http://musicmattersblog.com/2007/06/06/review-of-piano-music-of-africa-and-the-african-diaspora-vol-1/comment-page-1/#comment-9944 Rebecca Lake Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:29:25 +0000 http://musicmattersblog.com/2007/06/06/review-of-piano-music-of-africa-and-the-african-diaspora-vol-1/#comment-9944 Are these books worth purchasing? Do you think students would like the pieces? Are these books worth purchasing? Do you think students would like the pieces?

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