Extra Credit Opportunity: The Nigerian Talking Drum

The Nigerian Talking Drum

Lesson Objectives

• Identify the social contexts in which the talking drum is used, where it is found among groups living in Africa, how drummers learn the tradition, and how the talking drum actually "talks."
• Idenitify key features in the talking drum performance style.

Instructions

• Read through the following files and take the quiz, which covers information from the files.