Foundation of music

 I choose African music because their music is peaceful and meaningful. I picked Burna Boy his real name is Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu  he is from Nigeria. He first gained recognition in 2012 with the release of “Like to Party.” He is considered one of the most Africa’s most successful and influential Afrobeats artists. Here are two videos he made. The musical elements for the music video Gbona is drums, horns, and percussion. For the  music video For everybody is electric bass, synthesized drums and electronic keyboard. African music is very different from our culture music because it is considered complex, polyrhythmic structure, heavy emphasis on percussion and interactive. The music is deeply integrated with dance, featuring constant, layering rhythms. “  Finally, another common principle in Sub-Saharan African music is that rhythm is the most important musical element. While Western music is full of long melodies and lush harmonies, West African music focuses on rhy...

 I picked the flute. The flute is among the oldest known instruments. It evolved from Paleolithic bones pipes in a complex metal    Here is a video on the flute you will enjoy.  “While the term “flute” refers to a broad number of instruments which are found in many different cultures, we will be exploring the history of our modern flute. There are many names for this special kind of flute. These names include: cross flute, German flute, transverse flute and flautotraverso. What is important about all of these names is that they define an instrument that is held horizontally while being played. A flute dating back to approximately 900 B.C. was found in China and called a ch’ie. To date, the oldest flutes have been found in the Swabian Alps region of Germany, and are said to have been from about 43,000 to 35,000 years ago.” From  https://banddirector.com/woodwinds/flutes-piccolos/flute-history/   “ Historically, flutes were most commonly made of  re...