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Appalachian Folk Music

Appalachian Folk Music. Outcome . I will be able to describe Appalachian music. Timbre. Dulcimer. Banjo. Fiddle. Guitar. Timbre (continued). Washboard. Jug. Voice. Spoons. Melody. Easy to sing. Often tells a story. Catchy tunes, with memorable lyrics. Harmony.

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Appalachian Folk Music

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  1. Appalachian Folk Music

  2. Outcome • I will be able to describe Appalachian music.

  3. Timbre Dulcimer Banjo Fiddle Guitar

  4. Timbre (continued) Washboard Jug Voice Spoons

  5. Melody Easy to sing Often tells a story Catchy tunes, with memorable lyrics

  6. Harmony Accompanies the melody Many singers would add parts to the melody, creating a rich harmony.

  7. Rhythm Simple Simple doesn’t mean easy. It means that there aren’t layers and layers of complex rhythms like there are in other culture’s music.

  8. Form • Usually Verse and Chorus • Can also be AB or Round

  9. Purposes • Recreational and • Ceremonial (church or worship) • Game Songs and Play Parties (this was actually dancing, but given another name when dancing was not allowed) • Work Songs – Railroad songs, sea chanties, etc • Lullabies • Ballads – A song that tells a story with many verses

  10. Cultural Connections • Handed down from generation to generation • Like the Native Americans, the early folk culture made their instruments from their resources. • Used functional instruments found in the home, such as spoons, jugs, and washboards for rhythm instruments. • Some lyrics were put to familiar songs from their European ancestors (Irish, English, and Scottish)

  11. Cultural Connections (continued) • Early settlers were not always able to bring their instruments from Europe, so they made them by hand once they arrived. (fiddle, guitar, etc.) • Music told of their lives

  12. Folk Music is the music of every day people passed down through an oral tradition and dealing with every day things.

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