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scale and the rest are undetermined. It is apparent that this list would be con- 

 siderably diminished if it be considered that the major and minor tonalities 

 are not clearly appreciated by the people and that essentially the third of the 

 minor and tonic of the major are the same, relatively, the fifth of the minor and 

 the third of the major, and the seventh (minor) of the minor and the fifth of 

 the major. The fifth of the major is a favourite tone for beginning and ending, 

 while the third seems to be the general level. 



Eleven of the eighteen songs begin on the first beat of the measure, three 

 on the last half-beat, two on the last quarter-beat, one on the second quarter 

 of the first "beat and one on the second half of the first beat. Thus with atons 

 as with pisiks the majority begin on the first beat. The metres are indiscrimin- 

 ately mostly two-four, all with some three-four measures mixed with them. 

 One or two have more three-four measures, and a few of the irregular forms of 

 the last group have larger metres, two being principally four-four. In metre 

 as well as in some other respects these songs resemble those which seem to 

 represent the music of the other regions. 



The fact thus becomes emphasized, that, as groups, the pisiks and atons 

 are not to be differentiated, for all of the types in the first three sub-groups of 

 the latter can be duplicated more or less closely among the pisiks. As to the 

 irregular forms, there are also some which have been called pisiks. There will, 

 naturally, come no help in the solving of the question as to what constitutes a 

 pisik and what an aton in the list of undifferentiated tunes, but before a final 

 discussion of the Copper Eskimo dance tunes and a statement of what few 

 conclusions have presented themselves concerning them are given, the various 

 types that are among these must be assigned to groups that have already been 

 made, or else placed in new divisions, after the atons have been considered 

 individually. 



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