As a certified teacher I have spent the past decade examining the Malian forms and how their music is integrated into soceity, their cultural and educational "institutions", and what is the best way to present this music in the context of other cultures (Occidental, Oriental, Latino, etc.)
Percussion Instructional Repertoire
- Introductory Percussion (Ages 3-adult)
- Professional Percussion
- Jenbe Ensemble (beginner to advanced)
- Bamana Drum Arrangements
Instrumental Instructional Repertoire
- Jeli and Guitar Ensemble Music
- Kamel N'Goni
Introductory Percussion
Rhythmic concepts, introductory hand and stick patterns, basic ensemble arrangements.
Professional Percussion
Instruction in placing West African drums in support of instrumental ensembles. This instructional series incorporates rhythms plus improvisations for each instrument.
Instrumentation includes the jenbe, jeli dununba, ballet dununs (mallet drums), nanga (bell), n'tama (talking) drums, calabash, koro koro (log drum), kerenyen (metal scraper), yabara (gourd shaker).
Djembe, Dunun, N'taman Ensemble
Core instruction for the jenbe ensemble includes jenbe accompaniment, konkoni accompaniment, call, 3 solo phrases unique to each rhythm, and for advancd players dununba lead phrasing. Instruction is rooted in the three main rhythmic families. Pedagogical approach is to solidify a player's knowledge and technique in the Malian repertoire, providing a "classical" base for understanding a wider range of lead technique, playing styles, and forms of music, thus preparing the student for advanced/professional studies with West African master drummers.
Suku
Dansa
Maraka
Madan
Gerankeh
Moribayassa
Numu
Korojuga
Ferabanka
Fula
Komo
Manjani
N'grii
Sunu/12-8
Wolosso
Bonkolo
Tama
Donkono
Bamana
Jon Foly
Bara
Fula Foly
Chiwara
Somono Foly
Korojuga Foly
West African Guitar and Jeli (Griot) Ensemble - Kora, N'goni, Bala, Percussion
Mali Sadjo
Sunjatta
Janjon
Mansani Cisse
Bani
Famaden
Bemankan
Tara
Sackodugu
Salimou