Author Question: What musical features typify the Northern style of powwow singing? What will be an ideal ... (Read 84 times)

brutforce · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

What musical features typify the Northern style of powwow singing?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What are competition powwows? How do traditional powwows differ from competition powwows?

What will be an ideal response?

mfedorka · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

(1) A musical texture featuring unison singing to the accompaniment of a steady drumbeat performed on the big drum. (See Worlds of Music, Figure 2.11, p. 68).
(2) A high-pitched, tense, loud vocal production is generally preferred, although again this differs by region and singing group.
(3) A terraced, descending melodic line is the typical melodic shape of a Northern song. . .
(4) . . . rhythmic displacement' of melody and drumbeat, the melody being sung slightly behind or slightly ahead of the drum beat.

Answer to Question 2

Sometimes called Intertribal powwows
They feature song and dance competitions and sometimes cash prizes
Traditional powwows do not offer competitions and prizes
Traditional powwows emphasize community and intertribal friendship