Monday, March 20th BW: What is an aboriginal? What characteristics would you expect their music to exhibit? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Listening Activity: Aboriginal Music Music – “Brolga” – Arrama, Mungayana Describe in detail the musical characteristics you hear. Listen to the first brolga song. On paper, graph the song’s melodic contour (how the pitches go up and down). Under the graph, find a way to visually represent the clapstick part. Also, add signs to show where the didgeridoo player plays the high-pitched “hoot.” Follow the same process for the second song, using a different color pencil. On the back record similarities and differences between the two songs in the following: Voice part Use of the clapsticks Didgeridoo part How does the visual representation of the music aid your understanding?