Schott Music - Shop - Robert Mawuena Kwami - African Songs for School and Community

The 'Orff' approach

American Edition

Murray Edition (UK)

Hall/Walter Edition (Canada/America)

editor: Robert Mawuena Kwami

A selection from Ghana

Instrumentation: voice and Orff-instruments
Publisher: Schott Music Corporation
Edition: performance score
Language: English
Series: Orff-Schulwerk - Music for Children (American Edition)
31 Pages - Saddle stitching
ISMN: 979-0-60001-0
Order number: SMC 551

Price: 9,95 €

including VAT and plus delivery

Recommendations

William Komla Amoaku
African Songs and Rhythms for Children
Sofia Lopez-Ibor - Verena Maschat
Singing Drives Away Sorrow!
Ruth Pollock Hamm
Crocodile and Other Poems

Description:

A selection of 12 songs including traditional material and original compositions by the author.
This volume is intended for use by primary and secondary teachers, by students in schools and other educational institutions, and by performing groups - choirs, bands and clubs. The ‘Notes for Teachers’ section gives practical advice on process, accompaniments, group work, dance and storytelling. English syllables are presented underneath the African words to assist with pronounciation.

Content:

Foreword
Introduction
Notes for Teachers
Songs: Atia de Menye (A Type of Tree I Am)
Wo Nunyuie (Do Good Deeds)
Amegbeto (Humankind)
Friends Today, Enemies Tomorrow
Agba Yee (Trouble)
Megawo Do le Kwasidagbe O (Do Not Work on Sundays)
Kofi kple Ama (Kofi and Ama)
Dzogbe Ha (Birthday Song)
Na Doe de Dzi (Point it upwards)
Dzigbodi (Patience)
Mina Miadzi Ha (Let Us Sing)
Dzidzwo Nkeke (Happy Day)
Pronuciation Guide

Author

Carl Orff was born in Munich on 10 July 1895. Already in 1900 he was taking piano, cello and organ lessons. In the same year his first printed work (Eiland, ein Sang vom Chiemsee) was published, and he took his first systematic courses of music theory. In 1912 Orff composed his first choral work (Also sprach Zarathustra) and an early opera (Gisei, das Opfer, completed in 1913). ...more

Music in Education News

09/04/2008
Christopher Norton Goes to Newcastle
Christopher Norton at the Centre for Life ... more

08/20/2008
Romantic Guitar Anthology 1
33 Original Works Including pieces by Diabelli, Paganini, Mertz and Bosch This ... more

07/01/2008
Schott at the London International Music Show 08
The first run of the London International Music Show 2008 was a huge success for Schott - particularly ... more

Newsletter

Subscribe to our newsletter