Hambone | African/African-American Culture

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
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Classroom Material
Keywords
KET Kentucky KY Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky educational television KET Arts toolkit arts arts toolkit toolkit hambone African-American African American rhythm West African drum percussion culture music style John McCutcheon
Subjects
Music The Arts
Grade Levels
Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
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Hambone | African/African-American Culture

In this video folk singer John McCutcheon demonstrates the hambone, an African-American rhythm technique that uses the whole body as a “drum set” to produce different sounds.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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