Download or read book Keyboard for Adult Beginners. Traditional Native American Songs written by Helen Winter and published by Helen Winter. This book was released on with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most difficult thing about playing Native American songs is their irregular rhythms. It might change several times during a song because rhythm is generally more important than melody. Songs for American tribes are traditionally a method of communicating with their ancestors and supernatural powers. Music is used to help grow a harvest, bring rain, bring victory in battle or cure the sick. Music is seldom performed for its own sake and as a rule, the tribes tried to repeat sounds that were heard in nature (whispering winds, rain sounds, etc). That is why the rhythm prevailed and words were not so important. Some songs such as ceremonial or medicinal ones often were inspired by dreams. Here you can find traditional songs, handed down from generation to generation These traditional American folk songs are possible to play on the piano, Melodica, glockenspiel, xylophone, or synthesizer keyboard, but remember that traditional American music never involved or included a piano or other keyboard instrument. We added a QR code to each song. Follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play. Table of Contents 1. Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 1) 2. Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 2) 3. Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 3) 4. Bebi Notsa. Creek folk song 5. Buffalo Dance. Kiowa folk song 6. Chippewa Lullaby. Chippewa folk song 7. Corn Grinding Song. Zuni folk song 8. Creek Duck Dance. Creek folk song. (Version 1) 9. Creek Duck Dance. Creek folk song. (Version 2) 10. Dust of the Red Wagon. Ute folk song 11. Eagle Dance Song. Algonquin folk song 12. Epanay. Sioux folk song 13. Eskimo Ice Cream. Inuit folk song 14. Happy Song. Navajo folk song 15. Hiya Hiya. Pawnee folk song 16. Ho Ho Watanay. Iroquois Lullaby. (2 versions) 17. Hosisipa. Sioux folk song 18. Hwi Ne Ya He. Presumably an Apache song 19. Happiness Song. Navajo folk song 20. Inuit lullaby. Inuit folk song 21. Kayowajineh. Seneca Canoe song 22. Medicine Song. Apache Song 23. Moccasin Game Song. Navajo folk song 24. Mos Mos. Hopi folk song 25. Muje Mukesin. Ojibwe traditional song 26. My Paddle. Folk song 27. Nessa, Nessa. Ojibwe Lullaby 28. O Hal'lwe. Nanticoke folk song 29. Okki Tokki Unga. Eskimo fishing song 30. Pleasure Dance. Choctaw folk song 31. Sioux Lullaby. Sioux folk song 32. Song of the Deer Dancing. Chippewa folk song 33. Song to the Sun. Zuni folk song 34. Uhe' Ba Sho. Omaha folk song 35. Wanagi Wacipi Olowan. Dakota folk song 36. Wioste Olowan. Dakota folk song 37. We n’ De Ya Ho. Cherokee Morning song 38. Ya Ya We. Wichita song 39. Zuni Sunset Song. Zuni folk song