Native American music is the first true form of American music. By learning about its history and experiencing it in musical performance, an outsider can gain a glimpse of a rich cultural heritage. When discussing Native American music, it is often impossible to separate the music from the cultural event in which it appears. Since Native American histories are taught through performative traditions, Native American music, dance, and other performance-based actions, such as storytelling, playing games, or social, ceremonial, and ritual performances, are often better understood after exploring the cultural aspects surrounding the music.
Author(s): Christina Giacona
Publisher: Kendall Hunt
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 99
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is Native American Music? Terminology,
Theoretical Approaches, Cultural Practices,
and Creating a Shared Vocabulary
Chapter 2: Teaching through Performative Tradition: Origin Stories and Storytelling Experienced through Narrative, Dance, and Song
Chapter 3: Community Gatherings, Friendship, Competition, and Games
Chapter 4: The Intertribal Powwow
Chapter 5: Native American Flute
Chapter 6: Singing Redface: The Misappropriation of American Indian Culture in Popular Music
Part 1: What is Singing Redface?
Part 2: Racial Antipathy
Part 3: Idealized Sympathy
Part 4: Cultural Misappropriation
Part 5: Culture Confusion
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