Luokat: Kaikki - ceremonies - healing - instruments - history

jonka EVI MACKAY 2 vuotta sitten

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Canadian Indiginous Music 1000BC - 2022AD

Indigenous music in Canada spans a vast timeline from 1000 BC to the present day, playing a vital role in the cultural and ceremonial life of various First Nations communities. Central to this musical tradition is the drum, which comes in various forms such as ceremonial, water, and war drums.

Canadian Indiginous Music
                    1000BC - 2022AD

Canadian Indiginous Music 1000BC - 2022AD

Sources

https://www.google.com
https://m.youtube.com
www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
https://en.m.wikipedia.org

Music

Voice/Chanting

Chanting is very popular. Songs and music are used for ceremonies such as song dances and sweat lodges.Songs and music are a way of telling stories and keeping their history alive.
Melodies are simple and repetitive.
Indiginous music has only melody. Their is no harmony. Its rhythm is irregular.
The human voice is the first instrument of all first nations.

The Drum

beats are steady and build in strength and volume at the start then slowd own in strength and volume at the end.
Subtopic
Ceremonial drums
The size and shape depends on what the drumer wants to do with them.
Water drums
War drums
Drums for healing
it is said that " druming is the heartbeat of Mother Earth."

Instruments

Striking sticks were made out of animal antlers, rattles were made from gourds. Some instruments were beautifully painted.
Instruments are hand made from things found in nature like seeds, trees and animals
Striking sticks
Rattles
Whistles
Flutes
Drums