Lessons for ages 14-16

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• Lesson 1: Britten and Japan
  Exploring the influence of Japanese Ceremonial music on the music of Benjamin Britten.
• Lesson 2: Mnemonics
  Exploring the use of mnemonics as an aid to musical learning in African and Indian drumming traditions.
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• Lesson 3: Songs of Fela Kuti
  Exploring popular songs as a powerful medium for protest against corrupt political regimes and introducing the life and music of Fela Kuti, one of Africa’s musical superstars.
• Lesson 4: Songs of slavery
  Singing, listening to and appraising songs of slavery from Africa, America and Europe.
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• Lesson 5: Steve Reich
  Exploring how contemporary American music challenges our assumptions about Western music, and comparing the work of Steve Reich with the music of African and Balinese cultures.
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