MUSC 220 Lecture Notes - Native American Church, Circle Dance, Falsetto
23 Feb 2014
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Expectations: what we assume we know about a group. One of the things most primarily associated with native american music is drum beats and certain rhythms. Native americans - blanket term for many indigenous peoples and nations, at least 150 tribes/communities/nations, 175 languages still spoken. 4. 3 million people in the us claim native american heritage. They are united by history of us-native relations since the 18th century. Navajo historical context: ancestors settled in southwest 600-700 years ago, traditionally moved each season, following livestock, reservation lands in utah, arizona, and new mexico. Their language is still widely spoken, traditional religion, native. Traditional music style: wide range of songs, variety of rattles and drums. Traditional navajo religion has several rituals, each ritual has its own repertoire of songs. Some are public (may be used outside the ritual context), some are private (only heard in the ritual). Each ritual is conducted by a specialist singer.
