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The form is merely a wandering on and on, with an interesting and rapid 

 rhythm. The measure e in the phrase D is very effective, especially the drop 

 after the long-continued a's and g's and the rapid return to the g. The 

 change of tempo in the E phrase to slower measures is another interesting and 

 unusual feature in the songs we have already studied, although it may not be 

 uncommon in the Point Hope dance tunes or even along the Mackenzie River. 

 It may mark a change of step, but not necessarily.? The song begins on the first 

 beat of the measure on the third degree of the major scale and ends on th^ 

 second. One of the marked features of the tune is the rhythm in which thS 

 sixteenths and the dotted eighths are constantly appearing, especially at the 

 beginning of the measures, giving an effect of syncopation; another is the long 

 series of sixteenth notes. 



1 According to Mr. Jenness, much of the dancing in the Copper Eskimo country is only roughly in time to the music. 



