How are signals used to define the structure in some West African music? | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

An ostinato is

• A fast drum pattern

• A repeated pattern or phrase

• An improvised phrase that repeats

The main functions of the start signal are

• To make sure the audience knows who the master drummer is and to make sure everyone starts at the same time

• To set the tempo and make sure everyone starts at the same time

• To show the audience who the master drummer is

When you hear the stop signal

• You should prepare to play the 'unison response'

• You should stop and wait to play the 'unison response'

• You should stop playing straight away

When composing a call and response section

• The response should be complicated

• The response should be short and simple

• The response should be the same as the call

When composing a star and stop signal

• They should be improvised and should change each time

• They should be similar with noticeably different endings

• They should be the same rhythm