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TOWARD A PEDAGOGY OF "PLAY" FOR THE MANDE BALA

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List of Figures

Figure 1. JV4 screenshot key

Figure 2. Modified TUBS notation adapted for the gyil by Wiggins and Kobom (1992: 45) for the piece Derkpee

Figure 3. Vertical TUBS notation key

Figure 4. Ethnologue map 1: Mande language distribution

Figure 5. Niger-Congo language family and subgroups

Figure 6. Ethnologue map 2: Languages under consideration in this study

Figure 7. Core, Inner-Circle, Outer-Circle model for kumbengo/birimintingo relationship

Figure 8. "How to Learn" insert from Camara (2010-vid)

Figure 9. Google Analytics user data, Oct. 1, 2012–Oct. 1, 2015

Figure 10. Google Analytics user distribution by country, Oct. 1, 2012–Oct. 1, 2015

Figure 11. Konkoba accompaniments 1 to 4 (Diabate, 2005-per)

Figure 12. Konkoba accompaniments 1 to 4, dyad arrangement

Figure 13. Konkoba accompaniment 1, 4–5–5–4 pattern

Figure 14. Konkoba keyboard areas

Figure 15. Sörsörnë accompaniment 1, two-pulse kinetic pattern (Diabate, 2005-per)

Figure 16. Jole accompaniment 1, two-pulse kinetic pattern (Diabate, 2005-per)

Figure 17. Sörsörnë accompaniment 1, dyad arrangement

Figure 18. Jole accompaniment 1, dyad arrangement

Figure 19. Sörsörnë accompaniment 1, 5–5–4–4 pattern

Figure 20. Jole accompaniment 1, 5–5–4–4 pattern

Figure 21. Sörsörnë keyboard areas

Figure 22. Jole keyboard areas

Figure 23. Jarabi keyboard areas (from Diabate, 2013-per)

Figure 24. Kaira keyboard areas (from Dioubate, 2015a-per)

Figure 25. Sökö keyboard areas (from Camara, 2006-per)

Figure 26. Soli keyboard areas (from Dioubate, 2009-per)

Figure 27. Tutu Jara keyboard areas (from Camara, 2011a-per)

Figure 28. Soli keyboard areas (Dioubate, 2010a-per)

Figure 29. Soli accompaniments 1 to 3 (Dioubate, 2010a-per)

Figure 30. Keyboard Areas Layout

Figure 31. Issiaka Dembele (2008-web) theoretical 1st accompaniment and Keyboard Area 1

List of Transcriptions

Transcription 1. Bani core/inner-circle illustration A

Transcription 2. Bani core/inner-circle illustration B

Transcription 3. Bani basic accompaniment

Transcription 4. Bani solo accompaniment

Transcription 5. Tutu Jara—Duràn (1981: 192) Example 5 (i) Tilibo kumbengo, triple-time version

Transcription 6. Tutu Jara—Duràn (1981: 193) Example 6 (i) Tilibo kumbengo, compound duple-time version

Transcription 7. Tutu Jara—Duràn (1981: 194) Example 7 (i) Old kumbengo

Transcription 8. Tutu Jara—Duràn (1981: 195) Example 8 (i) Amadu Bansang's kumbengo

Transcription 9. Jawura accompaniment taught by Lassana Diabaté in Durán (2013b-vid)

Transcription 10. Tiramakang Kumbengo—Jessup (1983: 119)

Transcription 11. Faringbulo Basic Kumbengo and Master Kumbengo as notated in Jessup (1983: 98–99)

Transcription 12. Faringbulo Basic Kumbengo and Master Kumbengo (compatible pitch levels [transposed to C], starting points aligned)

Transcription 13. Kura Kumbengo 1 and Kumbengo 2 as notated in Jessup (1983: 140–41)

Transcription 14. Kura Kumbengo 1 and Kumbengo 2 (compatible pitch levels [transposed to C], starting points aligned)

Transcription 15. Lasidan accompaniment pattern 1—Camara (2010-vid)

Transcription 16. Lasidan accompaniment pattern 2—Camara (2010-vid)

Transcription 17. Lasidan accompaniment pattern 3—Camara (2010-vid)

Transcription 18. Lasidan accompaniment pattern 1—Camara (2012-vid)

Transcription 19. Lasidan accompaniment pattern 2—Camara (2012-vid)

Transcription 20. Lasidan "solo"—Camara (2012-vid)

Transcription 21. Sörsörnë YouTube tutorial no. 5—Martin (2008a-web)

Transcription 22. Apollo YouTube tutorial no. 7—Martin (2008b-web)

Transcription 23. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1—Diabate (2005-per)

Transcription 24. Guinea Fare song: Mbaa Mbie

Transcription 25. Guinea Fare song: Sily

Transcription 26. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1 (simple version)—Diabate (2005-per)

Transcription 27. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, note-by-note step 1

Transcription 28. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, note-by-note step 2

Transcription 29. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, note-by-note step 3

Transcription 30. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, note-by-note step 4

Transcription 31. Sörsörnë accompaniment pattern 1

Transcription 32. Sörsörnë accompaniment pattern 1, phrase-by-phrase step 1

Transcription 33. Sörsörnë accompaniment pattern 1, phrase-by-phrase step 2

Transcription 34. Sörsörnë accompaniment pattern 1, phrase-by-phrase step 3

Transcription 35. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, left hand

Transcription 36. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, right hand

Transcription 37. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 1

Transcription 38. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 2

Transcription 39. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 3

Transcription 40. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 4

Transcription 41. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 5

Transcription 42. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 6

Transcription 43. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 7

Transcription 44. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 8

Transcription 45. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 9

Transcription 46. Guinea Fare accompaniment pattern 1, skeletal version 10

Transcription 47. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) target kumbengo

Transcription 48. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 1

Transcription 49. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 2

Transcription 50. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 3

Transcription 51. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 4

Transcription 52. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 5

Transcription 53. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 6

Transcription 54. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 7

Transcription 55. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 8

Transcription 56. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 9

Transcription 57. Diya (Camara, 2012-per) target kumbengo

Transcription 58. Diya (Camara, 2012-per) skeletal version 1

Transcription 59. Diya (Camara, 2012-per) skeletal version 2

Transcription 60. Diya (Camara, 2012-per) skeletal version 3

Transcription 61. Diya (Camara, 2012-per) skeletal version 4

Transcription 62. Diya (Camara, 2012-per) skeletal version 5

Transcription 63. Diya (Camara, 2012-per) skeletal version 6

Transcription 64. Tutu Jara (Dioubate, 2015c-per) target kumbengo

Transcription 65. Tutu Jara (Dioubate, 2015c-per) skeletal version 1

Transcription 66. Tutu Jara (Dioubate, 2015c-per) skeletal version 2

Transcription 67. Tutu Jara (Dioubate, 2015c-per) skeletal version 3

Transcription 68. Tutu Jara (Dioubate, 2015c-per) skeletal version 4

Transcription 69. Tutu Jara (Dioubate, 2015c-per) skeletal version 5

Transcription 70. Tutu Jara (Dioubate, 2015c-per) skeletal version 6

Transcription 71. Tutu Jara (Dioubate, 2015c-per) skeletal version 7

Transcription 72. Tutu Jara (Dioubate, 2015c-per) skeletal version 8

Transcription 73. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 10

Transcription 74. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 10, alternate sticking

Transcription 75. Diya (Camara, 2012-per) skeletal version 4, alternate subdivision

Transcription 76. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) target kumbengo, increased attack density

Transcription 77. Tutu Jara (Camara, 2011a-per) skeletal version 1, increased attack density

Transcription 78. Konkoba accompaniments 1 & 2 (Diabate, 2005-per)

Transcription 79. Lamban (Camara, 2010-vid) ternary pulse structure

Transcription 80. Lamban binary pulse structure

Transcription 81. Lamban quaternary pulse structure

Transcription 82. Mamaya ternary pulse structure (from Dioubate, 2014-disc)

Transcription 83. Mamaya quaternary pulse structure (Dioubate, 2010b-per)

Transcription 84. Sörsörnë first accompaniment (Diabate, 2005-per)

Transcription 85. Jole first accompaniment (Diabate, 2005-per)

Transcription 86. Konkoba (half-and-half) accompaniments 3 & 4 (Diabate, 2005-per)

Transcription 87. Konkoba Sayon accompaniment 1 (Dioubate, 2012-per)

Transcription 88. Soli accompaniment 1 (Dioubate, 2010a-per)

Transcription 89. Soli accompaniment 2 (Dioubate, 2010a-per)

Transcription 90. Soli accompaniment 3 (Dioubate, 2010a-per)

Transcription 91. Partial transcription of Issiaka Dembele YouTube video (2008-web)

Transcription 92. Issiaka Dembele (2008-web) theoretical 1st accompaniment

Transcription 93. Sörsörnë (Dioubate, 2009-per)

Transcription 94. Soli (Dioubate, 2010b-per)

Transcription 95. Sörsörnë roll 1 (Dioubate, 2009-per)

Transcription 96. Bani roll 1 (Dioubate, 2015a-per)

Transcription 97. Kaira roll 1 framework (Dioubate, 2015a-per)

Transcription 98. Kaira roll 1, 1st articulation—sticking pattern 1 (Dioubate, 2015a-per)

Transcription 99. Kaira roll 1, 1st articulation—sticking pattern 2 (Dioubate, 2015a-per)

Transcription 100. Kaira roll 1, 1st articulation—sticking pattern 3 (Dioubate, 2015a-per)

Transcription 101. Kaira roll 1, 2nd articulation (Dioubate, 2015a-per)

Transcription 102. Kaira roll 1, 3rd articulation (Dioubate, 2015a-per)

Transcription 103. Kaira roll 1, 4th articulation (Dioubate, 2015a-per)