Panama

Bellwork: Define Terms0Mejoranera: a five-stringed guitar

0Rabel: a violin with three strings

0Tamborito: A folk dance

0Pindín/ Típico: Contemporary folkloric music

0Ruben Blades: Famous salsa musician

Announcements

0Test Thursday!

Outcomes

0Scholars Will:

0Grammar: Learn basic facts about Panama

0Logic: Create a Mola design

Pre-knowledge

0What famous landmark is located in Panama?

0 In which part of the Americas is Panama located?

0Explain the significance of this landmark.

The Panama Canal

Mejoranera- video

Rabel- video

Tamborito-video

Ruben Blades

Guided Floats0 A few indigenous tribes include the Chibchan, Chocoan Cueva,

Teribes, Nobe Bugle and Kuna.

0 Many races contribute to Panamanian culture such as workers from Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Trinidad, Saint Lucia and China who immigrated to work on the Panamanian Railroad and Canal projects between the 1840s and 1914.

0 Several important genres of music resulted from the influx of Spanish into the culture. These genres are the Cumbia, Tamborito, Salsa, and Tipico.

0 Since the completion of the Panama Canal in 1914, Panama's economy has been greatly influenced by this world transportation artery. The canal provides revenues and jobs; the dominant service industries function basically near the canal.

San Blas Islands:Home of the Kuna

Map Quest: Locate Panama, Columbia, Costa Rica and the San Blas Islands

CFU: Scavenger Hunt

0There are four facts about Panama hidden around the room. Find and copy them to your scholar guide.

Active Listening #1Kuna Flutes and Drums

0What genre of music could the drumming pattern belong to?

0 Is the flute’s melodic line primarily ascending or descending?

Just the facts#1Kuna Flutes and Drums

0Nuchus are carved wooden figures or effigies occupying a position in every Kuna house. They range in size from a few inches to ten feet. They help in curing and are used as mediators between the living and the spirit world.

0  0Flutes are used to invoke the spirit world.

Guided Floats0 Salsa, calypso (from Trinidad), reggae and jazz are also popular.

0 One belief of the Kuna tribe is that game and animals are sometimes released from the Kalus -- mythical many leveled storehouses located at the tops of mountains, under the sea, and under the layers of the earth.

0 The Kuna "Singing Man" as he is called, will make chanting or groaning noises in order to keep away evil spirits during childbirth, lest they take advantage of the woman' 5 weak condition.

0 At 14, girls go through a four day long coming of age ceremony which involves cutting the hair short. One part of the ceremony involves making rattles and painted balsa wood mnemonic devices for use in the recitation of chants.

0 The chanters perform for all four days, alternating when they get tired.

Kuna Women

Mola- video0A mola is a short sleeved blouse consisting of two

hand-sewn panels in front and back.

0The original mola designs were representative of the women’s family "totem" or emblem, inspired supposedly by the tracks of sand crabs etched in the beach.

Demonstration0Make your own Mola design in sand

CFU: Make your own Mola design

0Find a partner0Take a pen with a cap/pencil0Find a partner

0You need: One bag of sand and a tray0Go outside to the front lawn of Russell

0Copy your design into your packet

Active Listening #2El tambor de la alegria-video

0Name all the instruments you hear:

0Which two instruments seem to be having a conversation?

Just the Facts #2El tambor de la alegria

0The title of this piece means “The happy drum”.

0This is an example of Panamanian salsa.

Active Listening #3Friday Morning

0How does the sax compliment the percussion section?

0Give three adjectives which describe the melodic line:

Just the facts #3Friday Morning

0Danilo Perez’s primary instrument is the piano.

0This is an example of Panamanian Jazz.

Exit Ticket

0Name a five-stringed guitar:

0The title of this piece means “The happy drum”.

0Name four different races who contributed to Panamanian culture:

0Why is the singing man important during childbirth?