ASANKA COMPOSITIONAL MODEL: AN AID TO COMPUTER ASSISTED GUITAR-BAND HIGHLIFE MUSIC COMPOSITION WITH “BATTERY 4” VIRTUAL STUDIO TECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENT

The paper aimed at developing a music compositional model, Asanka, for guitar-band highlife composition with BATTERY 4 VSTi whereby traditional sound elements in guitar-band highlife are retained.. In establishing the model, concept of African Guitarism, creative ethnomusicology theory and the model of creative thinking were reviewed. Guitar band highlife music creation with asanka model through MIDI configuration will assist composers avoid overreliance of foreign sound libraries and rather, feature traditional musical elements in their computer-assisted highlife compositions. The use of the model recommends simulation of Ghanaian traditional sound patterns in BATTERY 4 VSTi from its natural setting for guitar-band music creations.