Rhythm /

Examines how rhythm structures music in the American marching band, North Indian tala, the Japanese shakuhachi, West African drumming and Afro-Cuban dance music.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Pacific Street Films, Educational Film Center (Annandale, Va.), Annenberg/CPB
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Closed captioned.
Published:	South Burlington, Vt. : Annenberg/CPB, ©1999.
Series:	Exploring the world of music : an introduction to music from a world music perspective ; 5.
Subjects:	Rhythm. Marching bands. Marching percussion. Tala. Music theory > India. Shakuhachi. Music > Japan > Theory. Drums > Africa, West. Dance music > Cuba. World music > History and criticism. Music theory. Music > History and criticism. Music > Cross-cultural studies. Rythme. Ensembles de musique de marche. Percussions de marche. Tâla. Théorie musicale > Inde. Danse, Musique de > Cuba. Musiques du monde > Histoire et critique. Théorie musicale. Musique > Histoire et critique. Musique > Études transculturelles. Dance music. Music. World music. West Africa. Cuba. India. Japan. Social studies. Digital video. Streaming multimedia. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Cross-cultural studies. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

Description
Summary:	Examines how rhythm structures music in the American marching band, North Indian tala, the Japanese shakuhachi, West African drumming and Afro-Cuban dance music.
Item Description:	Through precious archival footage and contemporary performances, series explores the basic elements of rhythm, melody, timbre, texture, harmony and form in music from cultures around the world.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Format:	Mode of access: Windows Media Player, World Wide Web.
Audience:	High school/college. 9-12+