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scription, and many records being used for comparison with records 

 of the same song by other singers. 



(5) Interpretation (intellectual and emotional). — Among these In- 

 dians, as among white musicians, there must be a convincing quaUty 

 in a singer's rendition of a song. It has frequently been said to the 

 writer, "So-and-so knows the old songs, but he is not a good singer; 

 he can give you the melody, but it will not be well sung." Into this 

 "convincing quahty" there enters another element — the personality 

 of the singer. It is required that a good singer among Indians, as 

 well as among white men, shall carry with him full confidence in 

 himself, and do his work with authority. 



From the foregoing data it appears that in general character the 

 musical standards of the Chippewa and Sioux Indians bear a resem- 

 blance to those of the white race. 



