It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read Becoming a Garamut Player in Baluan, Papua New Guinea by Tony Lewis
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The garamut is a log idiophone that is found in many of the coastal and island areas of Papua New Guinea. The instrument’s primary use is as a speech surrogate and in some regions the garamut is also used in large ensembles to play complex music for dancing. In Baluan Island, within the Manus Province, this style of garamut playing is comparatively highly developed. This book follows the author’s processes and methods in learning to play the music of the garamut, to the level at which he became accepted as a garamut player by the people of Baluan. Lewis argues that analysis is essential in...
Becoming a Garamut Player in Baluan, Papua New Guinea by Tony Lewis is 217 pages long, and a total of 55,769 words.
This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 4 minutes to read Becoming a Garamut Player in Baluan, Papua New Guinea aloud.
Becoming a Garamut Player in Baluan, Papua New Guinea is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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