Music and Dance Traditions of Ghana: History Performance and Teaching

About this book

The music and dance traditions of Ghanas four main ethnic groups are covered comprehensively in this book. It discusses concepts of music dance and performance in general and also goes into cultural perspectives performance practices and the form and structure of 22 musical types or dance drumming ceremonies. As a guide to multicultural education it provides teaching methods and components of curriculum development. Numerous photographs maps and musical scores generously illustrate the book.