O-Generator
World Music
African & Latin rhythms and more
O-Generator World Music is the newest and most enticing way to learn World Music African and Latin Styles. The O-Generator World Music package combines two fantastic programs.
Learn World Music
In the Learn program students learn about specific styles
from Africa and Latin America. There are step-by-step
audio lessons, a Create section, lesson quiz and pre-written
African and Latin tunes.
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Try a samba lesson for yourself! »
Play World Rhythms
The Play program allows students to play percussion along
with the software. Students learn to play a wide variety
of Latin and African rhythms.
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Students learn how to play a wide range of world percussion instruments
Learn World Music
- Explores Latin and African Music
- Step-by-step audio teaching guide
- Create section
- Instrument demonstration videos
- Record as audio files
- Export as notation (to Sibelius)
- Built-in lesson quiz
- Library of Latin/African songs
Click to try a lesson in samba.
The Lessons
The lessons include :-
- African & Latin drumming
- African voices
- Soukous
- 3/2 Clave rhythm - Latin clave
- Samba
- African chords
- Salsa
Play World Rhythms
- Playing World Rhythms is a 'live' percussive experience
- Learn to play Latin and African Rhythms
- Step-by-step audio teaching guide
- Instrument demonstration videos
- Score View and Print Score Option
- Export as notation (to Sibelius)
How to run a lesson
Click to view how a lesson works.
The Lessons
The lessons include :-
- Warm-up exercises
- Latin warm up exercises
- 3/2 Clave rhythm - soukous
- Soukous soundtrack
- Call & response
- Agogo - listen & respond
- Samba I - agogo rhythm
- Samba soundtrack
- Samba II
- Ashiko - African rhythm
- Fanga - African rhythm
O-Generator World Music is designed to be used with the whole class
O-Generator series
Revolutionary educational music software
Learning to Compose
(Beats, styles & songwriting)
Learn to Compose
(New! Student Edition)
World Music (African & Latin)
"An ingenious interface... it really is simple to compose and gives a feel for beats and bars lost in normal notation."
Education Guardian
What's in the pack?
The package includes:-
- Create section
- African and Latin pre-written
music bank
- Teacher Guide Book
- Teacher Screen Guide
- Teacher and student audio guides
- Export as notation
- Record as WAV/AIFF
- Videos on:
- How to use the Teachers Guide Book
- How to use O-Generator and O-Instructor
- How to play percussion instruments
- How to compose effectively
- Curriculum overview (UK and USA)
- Blank Score Sheets
Computer requirements
CD-ROM drive or network required for installation
Windows: 98/2000/XP, Intel or AMD 350MHz or faster, 64MB+ RAM (100MB hard disk space), 16-bit soundcard, QuickTime 6.5
Mac: OSX 10.2.8 or later, 300MHz processor, 64MB + RAM (100MB hard disk space), QuickTime 6.5
Educational levels
Classroom set-up for
Learn
World Music
Running a lesson is simple.
The students work 1 or 2 to a computer. Ideally you need a projector and a decent set of speakers.
Below is a diagram to illustrate how the classroom is set up.
Classroom set-up for
Play World Rhythms
All you need is a space with the following:-
- Classroom, Music room, ICT Room
- Projector
- Speakers
- Percussion
Below is a diagram to illustrate how the classroom is set up.
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