Learning Gyil

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Using audio recordings created specifically for this project, Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame member Bernard Woma incorporates a combination of Dagara oral tradition and Western musical transcriptions to bring the music of the Dagara xylophone tradition—the gyil—to global audiences. With the opening of the Bernard Woma Dagara Music Center (BWDMC) in 2000, thousands of students have discovered the gyil through Bernard’s oral tradition. And now, that tradition is shared in this illuminating text._x000D_
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An introduction to Dagara musical concepts and composition_x000D_
A performance synopsis of the gyil in Dagara culture_x000D_
A line-by-line approach to learning gyil_x000D_
Technical instruction on gyil and drumming_x000D_
Bernard’s Woma’s teaching philosophy_x000D_
Dagara musical concepts for the intermediate/advanced gyil player_x000D_
A repertoire progressing from basic ensemble arrangements to advanced solo techniques_x000D_
Easy-to-read transcriptions for adaptation to other instruments_x000D_
Ensemble arrangements suitable for general music classes_x000D_
Drum accompaniments for all pieces _x000D_
A detailed examination of six pieces taught by Bernard at the BWDMC_x000D_
Audio examples demonstrated by Bernard Woma_x000D_
A glossary of Dagara musical terms with audio pronunciations_x000D_
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