Native American Music and Culture of Native America
Languages
Functions Of Music in Native American Culture Religious ceremonies Healing ceremonies Work songs Game songs Honoring songs Courting songs Social songs Songs to bring success in hunting/farming
Vocables- syllables sung in Native American music The song is a gift from the Creator and the words are known to the performer and the Creator. Vocables represent fragments of an old tribal language.
Native American instruments Drums Rattles Flutes Bells Rasps
Iroquois Water Drum
Frame Drum
Pow Wow Drum / Gathering Drum
Rattles
Turtle Shell Rattles
Iroquois Flute
Navajo Flutes
Ankle Bells
Bells
Traditional Bells
A rasp is usually a notched stick that is scraped by another stick
Native American Dance Native American dance is a very special art. Many dances are performed for family events, such as weddings or birthdays. Some dances are performed for fun, others to help the harvest, and some for religious ceremonies.
*Most dances are done by men alone, or by women alone *Many dances are done in a circle. Many Native Americans believe that everything is connected, with no end, like a circle. *Many dances have names that honor animals. Eagle Dance Bear Dance Rabbit Dance
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