Loon Lake Powwow '09, Mens Traditional Special, Part 1. Native American Musical Instruments. Music forms an integral part in the lives of the native Americans.
The wealth of native American music is adorned by a wide variety of musical instruments like the drums, flutes, rattles and other instruments like fiddles, whistles and clappers. These instruments often accompany the regional songs that play a vital role in the oral transmission of history and customs. They also provide assistance in the education of these tribes. Encyclopedia Britannica. Generalizations about the relationship between music and culture in Native American communities are gleaned from musical concepts and values, the structure of musical events, and the role of language in song texts.
Musical concepts and values encompass ideas about the origins and sources of music, as well as musical ownership, creativity, transmission, and aesthetics. Each community’s musical concepts and values develop over time through complex social and cultural processes. These concepts and values reflect broader ways of thinking and therefore offer important insight into general patterns of culture. Lakota Thunder - Sitting Bull Memorial Song. Veterans Songs-Lakota Thunder. Native American Lakota Traditional Music. Native American Performer- Joseph Fire Crow. Native American music. Native American music.
The music of Native North Americans is primarily a vocal art, usually choral, although some nations favor solo singing. Native American music is entirely melodic; there is no harmony or polyphony, although there is occasional antiphonal singing between soloist and chorus.