VPMA99H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tambourine, Rock And Roll, Falsetto
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Quebec, labrador: eskimo term used in alaska, m tis mixed european & native, around 700,000 in canada, around 2. 5 million in usa, largest reservation belongs to the navajo( , also native peoples in latin america. Musical characteristics: monophonic , predominantly vocal , vocal style is tense and high, an aural tradition, pre composed/little improvisation, vocables meaningless syllables, form (a) strophic songs (b) short songs (c) songs with 2 contrasting sections, much repetition. Played by men: drums & rattles , rattles made from gourds, deer hoofs , spider nests, tin cans , frame drums & barrel drums, many kinds of water drum. Yeibechai navajo ceremony: navajo found in the southwestern u. s. a, largest reservation in the u. s. a, yeibechai gods their grandfathers , night chant, curing ceremony, lasts for nine days and nights, songs and masked dances, music valued for its magical power, ancient chants, very long.
