Percussionist/music educator Walt Hampton launches your upper elementary Orff instrument ensembles into the stratosphere with these nine original pieces, based on or inspired by marimba music of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
This is dance music, guaranteed to make your students beg to rehearse. Even the preliminary exercises will have your classroom buzzing. And the performance pieces will drive audiences wild!
This powerhouse primer, influenced by the traditional music of Zimbabwe, will enhance your rhythm and ear training program, nurture students' improvisational skills and teach cooperative composition techniques. Start slowly, and be prepared to be blown away!
The 8.5" x 11" book includes:
Nine graded pieces that take your students step-by-step through the skills they need to wail on their xylophones
Copy-OK scores for all pieces
How to approach each piece
Background on the marimba ensembles of both Zimbabwe and the United States
Map of Africa
Performance suggestions
Teaching suggestions
The companion audio CD includes:
Every tune played clearly in full-length versions that make it easy to hear individual parts
An amazing performance by Walt's students from Marcus Whitman Elementary School in Richland, WA.

Hot Marimba! : Zimbabwean Style Music for Off Instruments

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World Music Press/Plank Road Publishing

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Hot Marimba! : Zimbabwean Style Music for Off Instruments