Native american music
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katiecasey82 on April 25, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Native American melody | short musical motive, monophonic well-defined phrase is attached sharply text repeats many scales/vocables starts high then drops pitch |
| Native American rhythm | percussion accompaniment single or duple meter not syncopated |
| Native American instruments | drum, rattle, flute, Apache fiddle, robust vocal style |
| Native American performer characteristics | participatory - males sing and drum, females dance through enculturation (birth) |
| Native American music purpose | part of daily life, religion, ceremonial, to transmit info, and tell a story |
| Native American culture/historical transference | oral - no notation |
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