Music of America Final
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Indian Music
-Introduction -
Europeans moved west forcing indians west
-broke up tribes
-Indians used songs as means of accomplishing goals
-Songs were treated as having magical powers
-Songs were predominantly vocal accompanied by drums, rattles, or both -
Indian Music
-Identification and description of scale patterns, melody, rhythm, instruments, and voice. -
-SCALE PATTERNS-diatomic scale
---4-tone tetratonic scale also used
-MELODY-terrace and in descent
-RHYTHM-simple rhythms with long-short pulses
-INSTRUMENTS-drums, whistles, rattles; accompanied by vocals
-VOICE-used simple vocal sounds; never improvised -
Indian Music
-Musical features and cultural functions heard in 2 different selections of Indian music -
1.Songs for success in war, hunting, and agriculture
-"Butterfly Dance"
-frequent changing drum pattern
-voices are low and growling
-lyrics on life cycle of the corn plant; Pueblo people diet
2.The Waila-aka "Chicken Scratch"
-Dance music performed by indians of south arizona
-resembles Mexican Mariachi
-instruments - guitar, saxophone, drum set -
Advocacy/Protest Music
-Introduction -
Advocacy/Protest-songs of inspiration and topical issues
-folk music has been made up of blues, gospel, and sometimes country through 20th century
-made from present day situations -
Advocacy/Protest Music
-Significant artists involved in the movement -
1.Huddie Ledbetter"Leadbelly"
-used gospel and blues
-originally a blues singer
2.Pete Seeger"The quintessential folk activist"
-formed the Almanac Singers-influential folk group
-wrote topical songs about labor movement -
Country
-Instruments and themes in country music -
Instruments-guitars, banjos, fiddles
-Themes-love, death, religion, and topical songs
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Country
-Compare two styles and artists from country music
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1.Johnny Cash-postwar era
-used traditional melodies mixed with edgy lyrics
2.Elvis Presley-
-used unique Rockabilly style of country
-much more bouncy and provocative -
Country
-the character of country music and traditional features of the singing style -
Characteristics-the melody and harmony were unique
-singing style of music
Singing Style
-high, nasal sound
-sincerity of delivery
-clear, vibrateless tone -
Country
-Instruments used in country - Fiddle, Banjo, guitar
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Country
-Themes and melody of country -
Themes-love, death, religion, topical issues
Melody-simple chords (I,IV,V) were used -
Country
-2 musical styles and artists from different times of country music -
PostWar Country
-Hank Williams
--in the Drifting Cowboys
--used fiddle, guitars, & bass
--Incorporated the YODEL
--had a almost-sobbing break in his voice
BlueGrass
-Bill Monroe
--In the Blue Grass Boys
--responsible for the evolution of bluegrass
--style-fast tempo