How is the melody of the Sioux Grass Dance treated (“decorated” or “ornamented”)?
What will be an ideal response?
• The melody is "ornamented" by sharp emphases, pulsations, and glides (pitch sliding down from tones or portamento).
• These melodic nuances "are not mere ‘ornamentation' but an important part of the special art of Plains singing" [McAllester, WOM, page 39].
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