DE.wsMOKE] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 241 



Old Songs — {3) Songs Concerning the Sacred Stones — Continued 

 Melodic Analysis — Continued 



FIRST PROGRESSION— DOWNWARD AND UPWARD 



Number 

 of songs. 



Serial Nos. of songs. 



Downward. 



Upward 



Total. 



59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 73, 74, 75, 



76,78 

 62, 67, 68, 71, 72, 77 



TOTAL NUMBER OF PROGRESSIONS— DOWNWARD AND UPWARD 



Downward. 

 Upward 



Total. 



324 

 162 



INTERVALS IN DOWNWARD PROGRESSION 



Intervals of a— 



Fifth 



Fourth 



Major third 



Minor third 



Augmented second. 

 Major second. ...... 



Minor second 



Total. 



2 

 23 

 30 

 106 

 1 

 144 

 18 



INTERVALS IN UPWARD PROGRESSION 



Intervals of a — 



Tenth 



Octave 



Major sixth . . 

 Minor sixth . . 



Fifth 



Fourth 



Major third . . 

 Minor third.. 

 Major second. 

 Minor second. 



Total 



AVERAGE NUMBER OF SEMITONES IN AN INTERVAL 



Total number of intervals 



Total number of semitones 



Average number of semitones in an interval. 



486 



1,435 



2.9 



