Powwow
Powwows have been created in the 20th century in order to account for the fact that many diverse tribes of Native Americans have been forced into reservations with each other
Intertribal
This type of music and dance is typical of the Powwows of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Vocable
In Native American music even these vocables are sung in unison when there is a chorus because most Native American music is homophonic
Incomplete Repetition
First section is a short melodic phrase followed by the repetition of the melody by another singer. The second part consists of two or more phrases and is repeated
Terraced Melody
Concept of song
Songs are ordinarily presented usually in large groups and gatherings
Peyote Music
Major component of Native American culture in the 20th century. Each singer must sing four songs. Only at four points in the ceremony may certain songs be sung
Yeibechai (night chant)
Includes hundreds of songs and poetic texts
Hako
The Blackfoot Sun dance
Requires four preparatory days followed by four days of dancing
Secular Events
An example of this is Stomp Dance which is performed in the Southeast and features dancers moving in a snakelike fashion
Medecine Bundle ceremonies
Potlatch
Often commemorates important events in life of host ( marriage, death, birth of a child) Usually includes a feast and the giving of gifts
Native American musical trends
More homogeneous than musics from Japan and Africa
Monophonic
There are distinct musical styles but they have in common a tense sound and use pulsations on longer notes
Music Area
This does not include languages as tribes that have the same language often have very different musics, this is only cultural areas
Seven Music Areas
Ghost Dance
This actually caused a lot of tension for the American government since previous movements similar to the ghost dance movement resulted in violent rebellions, ghost dance participants were treated very harshly and this led to the final Native American wars
Polyphonic
This style is popular in the Northwest Coast in which they are rich in wind instruments
Ideas about power of music
In Blackfoot culture the songs hold the power
How is music kept through generations
Microscopic level of Native American Music
Ideas of technical complexity
Types of instruments in Native America
Solo drumming is actually rare
Most Widespread melody producing instrument
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