Di:.v.s.M<.KK] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 



MELODIC ANALYSIS — Continued 



Table 17.— CHANGE OF TIME (MEASURE-LENGTHS) 



19 



Table 18.— RHYTHM OF DRUM 



1 See No. 64. 



2 See No. 19. 



3 See No. 6. 



' Excluded in computing percentage. 



* See No. 12. 

 5 See No. 8. 

 « See No. 5. 



Table 19.— RHYTHMIC UNIT i OF SONG 



Group I. 

 Old songs. 



Number. Perceint. 



Group II. 

 Comparatively 

 modem songs . 



Number. Percent. 



Total. 



Number. Per cent 



Songs containing — 



No rhythmic unit 



One rhythmic unit 



Two rhythmic imits . . 

 Three rhythmic units . 

 Four rhythmic units . . 

 Five rhythmic units . . 



Total . 



71 

 139 



25 

 3 

 1 

 I 



147 



93 



' For the purpose of this analysis a rhythmic unit is defined as a group of tones of various lengths, 

 usually comprising more than one count of a measiu-e, occurring nrore than twice in a song, and having an 

 evident influence on the rhythm of the entire song. 



