Using keywords from this units course materials, search YouTube and explore recording of music associated with that particular indigenous community. For example: Navajo music (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=navajo+music).
Note: Do not make Navajo music the subject of your research exercise for this unit. I am offering Navajo music as my example. Based on the course materials, your version of the exercise will focus on another indigenous identity. As you will see, there are literally thousands
Dedicate at least 10-15 minutes to browsing various recordings, choose a favorite maybe because you enjoy it, or perhaps because you are curious or confused about it.
Listen to the recording in a focused way (on headphones, without any other images or sounds) for at least 10 minutes. (If the recording is less than 10 minutes, start over and repeat it for at least ten minutes. Recordings will become familiar each time you listen to them.)
In your Listening Diary, try to describe the recording as you listen. What are you hearing?
Discussion Board
At the top of your reflection:
copy a link to the recording (for example: https://youtu.be/Ztf2atl3MIk or https://youtu.be/a3AnyzzkDzA)
specify the indigenous community with which the recording is associated (for example, Din/Navajo, Southwest U.S.A., North America), and
specify, if possible, the style or genre of the recording (for example, Traditional or Heavy Metal).
Then answer any one of the following questions in 4-6 complete sentences:
Would you describe the recording as traditional? Why or why not? In other words, what exactly makes it seem more or less traditional?
Does the recording give you a sense of the indigenous community associated with it? What does the sound tell you about the people making it that a written description might not?
Is the particular indigenous group associated with other groups, near or far? (For example, Aztec and Mixtec, Mapuche and Moluche, Tano and Carib, etc.) If so, can you find an example of a comparable recording from a related group?
Did you find an example of an extinct indigenous musical tradition that is documented in historical or archeological records? If so, describe it, including any efforts to recreate it.
Can you find a translation of the lyrics of a song (or chant) in a recording? If so, how and where did you find it?
Edit your reflection for the sake of clarity, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail.
Submit your reflection (in the Unit 4: Indigenous (Musical) Networks in the Americas Forum in our Blackboard Discussion Board).
Remember to click New Thread and write your full name in the Subject field.
It will be worth 5 points, and it will be evaluated according to its clarity, thoughtfulness, and attention to detail.
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