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Canadian Arctic Expedition, 191S-18 



No. 71. Recokd IV. C. 29 



The tonality is irregular 



Measures Beats 



The analysis starts with the correction made by the singer. The false 

 start is given in the niusic merely to show what a small melodic difference will 

 be noticed by a singer. This particular informant was nervous, as could be 

 easily detected from the way in which he sang, so that his condition was prob- 

 ably accountable for the sharping in pitch. After every error or even cough 

 there is a rise in pitch. The cough also upset the rhythm somewhat. 



In the above example the connectives are lacking although the last half of 

 the C phrase, were it not so short without it or too long for a connective with it, 

 might be considered as serving in this capacity. 



In the first start the song begins on the fifth degree of C major, or so it 

 sounded, but this was corrected to the sixth; in either case the beginning is on 

 the first beat of the measure. The tone material used is very limited. It is not 

 certain what degree would be the final note. 



