Moving within the circle: Contemporary native American music and dance

Arts & Photography

Burton, Bryan

Music

World Music Press

This is a dynamic collection of twenty-four social songs, dances, and flute songs. Also included are several guided listening experiences and instructions for making traditional and contemporary instruments. This collection is the culmination of years of exploration by Bryan Burton, who is of Caddo, Choctaw, and European descent. Included are pieces from the Pueblo, Lakota, Kiowa, Nanticoke, Hidatsa, Haliwa-Saponi, and Seneca people among others. Each selection was taught directly to Bryan Burton by group members. This well rounded collection blends the old with the new. From ceremonial pieces to American Indian rock, the songs presented here are heard at intertribal pow wows, cultural centers, and blasting from radios. Appropriate for use with students in grades K-12, college music education classes, ethnomusicology and Native American Studies.

Moving Within the Circle: Contemporary Native American Music and Dance

World Music Pr

In this enlightening introduction to the history and culture of the Apache people, the Wilson family share their music, stories, skills and life experience to reveal what it has meant to "grow up Apache" in this century. Chesley Goseyun Wilson was born on the San Carlos Apache Reservation, and raised in traditional ways. He has devoted much of his life to the preservation and promotion of Apache culture.
Chesley gives us a rare glimpse into the life ways of the Apache people, from the loving welcome given to a newborn baby, to the challenging transformation to womanhood experienced by an Apache girl during her important Nai'es coming of age ceremony. His songs are the songs of a vibrant culture ancient and also very contemporary. His words and voice are imbued with love for his heritage and especially for the young people who might be inspired to rededicate their lives to the ways of their grandparents.
The collection includes: 
14 musical transcriptions of social, traveling, dance and game songs
Three musical transcriptions of Apache violin and flute pieces
"Why We Have Night and Day" - A traditional story with songs
38 archival and contemporary photographs of instruments, ceremonies and social life
The Nai'es (Changing Woman Ceremony) presented in careful detail with numerous photographs
Fully-illustrated instructions for making and decorating the Apache violin (a unique instrument made from the Century Cactus plant) and bamboo flute
Historical and cultural background about the Apache in general as well as Chesley's family and mentors
Map
Complete background about each song, most of which have never been published
Traditional legends
The companion audio cassette includes every selection and more, including songs and Apache violin pieces performed by Chesley Goseyun Wilson.

When the Earth Was Like New: Western Apache Songs & Stories (English and Apache Languages Edition)

Wilson, Chesley Goseyun

Wilson, Ruth Longcor Harnisch

When the Earth Was Like New: Available Only As Book and Cassette (Pid 2601085) or Book and Cd (Pid 2693551)

This is a dynamic collection of twenty-four social songs, dances, and flute songs. Also included are several guided listening experiences and instructions for making traditional and contemporary instruments. This collection is the culmination of years of exploration by Bryan Burton, who is of Caddo, Choctaw, and European descent. Included are pieces from the Pueblo, Lakota, Kiowa, Nanticoke, Hidatsa, Haliwa-Saponi, and Seneca people among others. Each selection was taught directly to Bryan Burton by group members. Although many authentic renditions of ancient songs are included here, the music of Native America is not frozen in some distant past remembered only by the tribal elders. Young musicians have absorbed the lessons and songs of those who came before, and are translating them into vibrant contemporary compositions. This well rounded collection blends the old with the new. From ceremonial pieces to American Indian rock, the songs presented here are heard at intertribal pow wows, cultural centers, and blasting from radios. Appropriate for use with students in grades K-12, college music education classes, ethnomusicology and Native American Studies.

Moving Within the Circle : Contemporary Native American Music and Dance /Book, CD and Slides

Bryan Burton

A beautiful collection of eleven authentic, traditional and contemporary Native American flute songs arranged for the non-professional player. Lesson plans and extension notes for using the songs in the classroom.

Voices of the Wind: Native American Flute Songs

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