CAJUN MUSIC

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CAJUN MUSIC

• Comes from the word Acadian. The Acadians were
  French speaking immigrants in Canada that were
  driven out of Canada by the British. Many
  settled in New Orleans where French was also
  spoken by many others.

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Music Cultures

• Colonial American
• African American
• Native American

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Colonial American Music

• Common instruments include
• Violin ( fiddle ), flute, Baroque guitar,
  harpsichord (first pianos arrived in America
  after 1771 )

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COMMON STYLESOFColonial American Music

• Common styles are
  Ballad- song that tells a story
• Folk song- songs that were passed down from
  generation to generation Religious
  songs Military songs, work songs
• Common characteristics are usually lively and
  joyful

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African American Music

• Common Instruments include
• Drums, sheckeres, banjos
• Common Styles are
• Spiritual- religious content, tells of
  living conditions, sometimes contain hidden codes
  or messages
• Ballad- songs that tell stories

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African American MusicCommon Characteristics

• Common Form
• Call and Response- a caller (one person)
  sings the verses and a large group sings a
  similar response after each call
• Common Characteristics
• use of POLYRHYTHMS (many rhythms) occurring
  simultaneously

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Native American Music

• Common instruments
• Hand drums, rattlers, Native American Flutes
• Common Styles
• Many songs were for ceremonies and rituals of to
  share legends and historical happenings

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WORK SONGS

• COMMON WORK SONGS set the tempo for group work
  railroad songs, plantation songs, cowboy songs,
  sea chanteys
• COMMON INSTRUMENTS fiddle, guitars, harmonicas,
  body percussion (plantation music)