Body percussion
Body percussion may be performed on its own or as an accompaniment to music and/or dance.[1] Examples of countries' folk traditions[2] that incorporate body percussion include Indonesian saman, Ethiopian armpit music, palmas in flamenco, and the hambone from the United States.[3] Body percussion is a subset of "body music".[4]
Body percussion sounds
Traditionally the four main body percussion sounds (in order from lowest pitch to highest in pitch) are:
- Stomping: Striking left, right, or both feet against the floor or other resonant surface
- Patting: Patting either the left, right, or both thighs or cheeks with hands
- Clapping hands together
- Snapping fingers
However, there are numerous other possibilities including: hitting the chest, whistling, slapping or flicking the cheeks with an open mouth, clicking with the tongue against the roof of the mouth, grunting, and hitting the buttocks.[5]
Variations of sound are possible through changing the playing technique. For example, clapping the hands in various positions will affect factors such as pitch and resonance.
Music education
Body percussion is used extensively in music education, because of its accessibility—the human body is the original musical instrument and the only instrument that every student possesses.
Performers
Body percussion may be performed solo or several performers may combine to create a
See also
References
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- ^ Romero-Naranjo, F.J. "Percusión corporal en diferentes culturas (Body percussion in different cultures)". Música y Educación (Music and Education). 76–2008: 46–96.
- ^ Terry, Keith. "Body Music". World Arts West. Archived from the original on 2007-10-19. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- ^ Percussive Notes -1984 Volume 23 - Page 50 "Body music was probably the first music - before people began slapping rocks and hollowing logs for drums, they were probably stomping, clapping and grunting to express their musical ideas. There are many body musics still thriving today: in the United States hambone was popular at the turn of the century and is still in practice; some South Pacific island people create music by clapping and slapping the chest and thighs; in Morocco there is a version that involves beating the chest... These are only a few examples of a varied and vital body music scene...."
- ^ Locklear, Scott (May 2006). "Body Percussion" (PDF). Drum!: 69–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Percusión Corporal y "Solfeo Cognitivo". Recursos pedagógicos según el Método BAPNE". Archived from the original on 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ "Home". Percusion-corporal.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ [3] [dead link]
- ^ "Barbatuques - Shows | Atividades Corporativas | Oficinas". Barbatuques.com.br. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
Print sources
- Romero-Naranjo, F.J. Percusión corporal y lateralidad. (Body percussion and laterality), 2012.
- Dietrich Woehrlin. Rhythmic & Body Percussion. Book/CD, Coda Verlag, 2008, ISBN 978-3940161-17-8
- Romero-Naranjo, F.J. "Body Percussion in the Physical Education and Sports Sciences. An Approach to its Systematization According to the BAPNE Method". International Journal of Innovation and Research in Educational Sciences, 2020.
- Romero-Naranjo, F.J. Body percussion Basic. Book, Bodymusic-Bodypercussion Press, 2003.
- Romero-Naranjo, F.J. Cognitive Solfege. Book. Bodymusic-Bodypercussion Press, 2019.
- Martin J. Junker. Six Bagatells for Body Percussion Solo. Dinklage 2000 (Gretel-Verlag, Germany)
- Romero-Naranjo, F.J. "Body Percussion and Team Building through the BAPNE Method". SHS Web of Conferences 26(3), 2016.
- Romero-Naranjo, F.J. "Percusión Corporal en diferentes culturas" (Body percussion in different cultures). Música y Educación, 2008.