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Author:   Timothy Archambault ,  Elaine Keillor ,  John M. H. Kelly ,  John M. H. Kelly
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.219kg
ISBN:  

9780313336003

ISBN 10:   0313336008
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   27 March 2013
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Historical Overview REGIONAL ESSAYS Arctic Region Subarctic Region Northwest Coast Region Great Plateau Region Plains Region Northeastern Region Southeastern Region Great Basin Region Southwest Region California Region ALPHABETICAL ENTRIES Aerophones (Flutes and Whistles) AIM Song, The Avery, Dawn Ballard, Louis Bell, John Kim Blues Brass Bands Broadcasting—Radio, Television, and Internet Buck, Sadie Chacon, Raven Chordophones (String Instruments) Classical Music Performers Concert Music Composers Country and Western Music Crow Hop Dance Davids, Brent Michael Drum Dance Drum Group Electronica Ethnomusicologists Fancy Dance Fiddling Film Music Flute Players and Performances Folkways Recordings Forty-Niners Ghost Dance Songs Gospel/Hymnody Gourd Dance Guitar Performers Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Hip Hop and Rap Hoop Dance Idiophones Jazz Jingle Dance Katchina Songs Kilpatrick, Jack Frederick Love Songs Membranophones (Drums) Métis National Anthem Morris, Sam Music Awards Native American Record Labels Nevaquaya, Doc Tate New Age Owl Dance Peyote Songs Pow Wow Songs of Northern Style Pow Wow Songs of Southern Style Quincy, George Rabbit Dance Songs Rock 'n' Roll Round Dance Songs Smoke Dance Snake Dance Sneak-Up Song and Dance Songwriters Stick Game (Hand Game) Songs Stomp Dance (Muscogee/Creek) Tate, Jerod Impichchaachaaha Throat Singing Vocables Waila (Chicken Scratch Music) Yeagley, David Index About the Authors

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This encyclopedia will be useful for budding ethnomusicologists and for libraries supporting undergraduate programs in music or Native American studies. Summing Up: Recommended. * Choice * This work is recommended for all public and academic libraries that focus on music or Native Americans. * ARBA *

This work is recommended for all public and academic libraries that focus on music or Native Americans. - ARBA This encyclopedia will be useful for budding ethnomusicologists and for libraries supporting undergraduate programs in music or Native American studies. Summing Up: Recommended. - Choice

Author Information

Elaine Keillor, PhD, is distinguished research professor emerita at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Timothy Archambault is a native flutist, composer, and architect. John M. H. Kelly, EdD, is assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, and codirects the university's Centre for Indigenous Research, Culture, Language and Education (CIRCLE).

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