Didgeridoo

recorded, however, anthropologists have managed to record a few. These types of songs were only performed during special ceremonies. On the other hand, Clan songs could be performed in public places. Moiety songs were considered Clan songs. Songmen were appointed by by dreaming ancestors. It was considered that they “received” Cult songs in their dreams. Individually Owned songs were songs that an individual person received for prayers, entertainment purposes, etc (Okana). These types of songs would reveal a person 's mindset. Aborigines would also use clapsticks as instruments. A very important instrument in aboriginal culture is the didgeridoo. This prestigious element is classified as a wind instrument in the form of long wooden tube. Its rhythms and sounds varied depending on accents and volume. Circular breathing was used to play the didgeridoo. Animism is associated with aboriginal music and others parts as well. Animism is the theory that animals and plants give spiritual enlightenment. Dreaming ancestors are affiliated with animism since they can possibly taking place in the form of a totem. Dreaming tracks are spiritual paths across the sky. Keep in mind that these were not sources for navigation. Aborigines would use music to pass down knowledge. Songs would contain details about the “dreaming” aspect of aboriginal life, such as details on Dreaming ancestors. Music was vital in understanding how family lineages were made through elders in the…

This article is a book review of the book “Digeridoo: A Complete Guide to this Ancient Aboriginal Instrument,” written by John Bowden. The book is a step-by-step guide on how to play one of the oldest wind instruments called the digeridoo. This book can be used by music educators to help lead their students to a better understanding of the instrument and the Australian Aboriginal culture. However, the best part about this book review was the several links at the end that allowed the reader to…

The aboriginal people were known as inventors. They created multiple inventions to help them survive during their time. They might not have been the first to create them, but those items helped them in various ways. The first item, was the karlis. They were advanced boomerangs that they used during their hunts. They could quickly launch the boomerang to strike the animal being hunted. The boomerang was very heavy, so that way they could deliver fatal blows. The secondary weapon was the spear.…

Therapy- singing therapy has been proven in scientific studies to help reduce the number of apneas significantly. There had been a number of successful clinical trials conducted at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. Weak vocal chord muscles and tissues in the throat tend to relax and collapse when we sleep resulting in a blockage of the airway causing apneas. The principle behind this 'singing therapy' is that by strengthening and toning the throat muscles it reduces the risk of the flabby…

“Jabiru Dreaming” is built around staccato and overlapping rhythm patterns that are found in traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo music, which Sculthorpe says are echoed in the rhythmic walking pace of the jabiru, a unique Australian stork. The traditional Aboriginal didgeridoo dreaming piece called “Spirit of Uluru” has a similar rhythmic vibe to that in “Jabiru Dreaming”, showing the influence of indigenous music on Sculthorpe’s work. This composer also includes the habitual use of long pedal…

many other cases. If questions are raised about the reliability of DNA evidence in one case, others may start to ask the same things. Can we really trust DNA evidence? In murder trials, there are two elements that must be proven: guilty act (Actus reas) and guilty mind (Mens rea) (Avery, 2017). DNA as evidence can only prove Actus Reas, it is impossible for those samples to prove Mens Rea. This means that circumstantial DNA evidence legally cannot be the sole deciding factor of guilt. However,…

When I asked many of my Asian friends about their impression about Australian people, almost no one thought of Aboriginal people at first. I recalled a friend’s excitement about his first holiday last year down under where his only perception about the Aboriginal people is the boomerang bought from a souvenir shop in Melbourne. Before coming to Australia, my impression about them was limited to black curly hair people living in the outback, boomerang, didgeridoo, traditional dance typically…

Australia and meeting a new friend named Mia. They walk around Sydney, Australia’s biggest city. Sydney Opera House is the big symbol of this beautiful city. In the afternoon they head to the beach and Jumpy the kangaroo decides to join them. Mia offers to teach Bruno how to surf which is very difficult. They are having a lot of fun and don’t notice Jumpy calling them. Jumpy yells as loud as he could to let them know the sharks have surrounded them. They jump on their surf boards and swim fast…

reading Art Without Boundaries. Unlike the aforementioned reading, I do not believe art has cultural boundaries. Neither in the past and especially not in today’s multi-culturally embracing society. There used to be an understanding that (good) art transcends all boundaries. Up until I read the last online chapter, I was under the assumption that art should seek to be aesthetically pleasing to the observer. I am neither from the Chinese culture nor am I a florist, but I appreciate the…

instruments, such as the flute, which starts off the unique toon to this song along with the tambourine. I can then hear the bongo’s gradually coming in along with the cello and violins building up the speed of the song and then gradually bringing the beat down slower. This is only some of the instruments in this song, but I feel that some of the instruments blend into the background music so well that I can’t truly tell what they are. This particular piece of art relates to the way our memory…