Module3MusicCanyoubeatbox
Haveyoueverseensomeonemakeallsortsofdrum(鼓)beatsandmusicalrhythms(节奏)withnothingmorethanhisorhervoice
That'scalledbeatboxing
It'saformofvocalpercussion(人声打击乐)usingonlyone'smouth,lips,tongueandvoice
Beatboxingisabigpartofmodernhiphopculture
Besidesdrumsounds,beatboxingcanbeusedtosing,imitate(模仿)arecordplayerandmakesoundslikedifferentmusicalinstruments
Althoughthemodernformofbeatboxinggotitsstartinthe1980s,usingyourvoicetoimitatepercussionsoundshasbeenpopularforalong,longtime
HistoriansbelievepeopleinIndiaandChinadevelopedtheirownformsofvocalartseveralthousandyearsago
Beatboxingasweknowittoday—sometimescalledhumanbeatboxing—becamepopularintheearly1980s
BeatboxingpioneersincludedDougE
Fresh,whosaidhewasthefirst“humanbeatbox,”Swifty,BuffyandWise
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