Today I tried to establish a link between African griots (musical storytellers) of West Africa and musical forms created in the USA. Students filled out a notes page as I lectured from a PowerPoint about griots and the blues.
Students then found an African folk-tale on-line. As the week progresses they will summarize the folk tale in the familiar AAB rhyme pattern of the blues. We will continue this assignmen tomorrow. No Homework.
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