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The texture at the start of Yiri – One single Balafon playing |
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The texture in Yiri when the second balafon joins, playing a similar melody |
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Many rhythms playing at once |
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Rhythms in different time signatures played at the same time |
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Repeating patterns, could be a rhythm or a melody |
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A five notes scale – used by the vocals in Yiri |
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A six note scale used by the Balafons |
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melodic device in which one instrument plays a melodic question, and another gives a melodic answer |
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Fast alternation between two notes. Seen on the Balafon |
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Making up music on the spot |
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Learning music by ear, passed down between generations |
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An African drum which you squeeze to create different pitches |
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