This arrangement combines a South African folk melody with some western African influences to create an energetic, percussive level 3 piece. The piece makes use of almost every skill acquired by students so far. The arrangement focuses on the techniques of im alternation, string crossing, and slightly more complex rhythms. Teaching the rhythms in “Izika Zumba” The primary approach to teaching the cross rhythms in this piece is to provide an accurate model of each individual part. It will be easy to combine the different elements after students have a firm grasp on the feel of each rhythmic sub-division. It may also be helpful to provide a model of the “two over three” feel by tapping your right and left hands separately and then together (for example, the left hand taps quarter notes alone, then the right hand taps quarter note triplets alone, then the hands play their respective roles simultaneously).
Playing Together.
Playing Beautifully.