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Lori Kesner » World Instruments
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As part of my world music curriculum, students learn how to build instruments from around the globe. The project is intended to stimulate creativity by encouraging students to construct instruments using common household materials. Here is a sample of some of the instruments that my students have created over the years. Hover over an image to see its name, click to enlarge. Click again to close the image. Uptown Concerts, Baltimore, MD. Washington Toho Koto Society.
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Lori Kesner » Andean Panpipe Workshops
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Panpipes are central to the musical life and culture of the Quechua and Aymara Indians of Peru and Bolivia. A typical ensemble consists of six-tubed panpipes referred to as. Or leader, and seven-tubed panpipes called. Or follower. These two distinct instruments are played in alternation to create a complete melody a technique referred to as hocket. If you would like to engage me for a panpipe workshop, please complete the contact form. Kantus Panpipe Audio Examples. CCM Andean Lab, Lori Kesner, director.
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Lori Kesner » Nyanga Panpipe Workshops
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The extraordinary sounds of. Panpipes are native to the Nyungwe people from the Tete district of Mozambique. Ensembles often consist of fifty or more musicians who play panpipes, sing, and dance. The rhythmic complexity, interlocking parts, and cyclic form that characterize this music are common features of music from sub-Saharan Africa. Each phrase length, or cycle, in a. There are more than twenty different panpipes in a traditional. Although the performance of. Training included a World Music Symposiu...
