Aboriginal Music and Ceremonies
Australian indigenous music is sung or played in a series that includes one repeated melodic line the can range from quite short to very extended.
A song is performed most commonly in union with a dance. These combined elements commonly aim to not only entertain the Australian people and recognize their heritage, but also to honor an ancestor's path through life and death during ceremonies and rituals.
The didgeridoo is a very common, low-pitched instrument that has been used in Australian aboriginal music since its birth, along with the bullroarer (a simple wooden slat that is waved in a circular motion), the gum leaf (simply a leaf which produces sound with wind), and percussive boomerangs or simple wooden sticks (Resture).
A song is performed most commonly in union with a dance. These combined elements commonly aim to not only entertain the Australian people and recognize their heritage, but also to honor an ancestor's path through life and death during ceremonies and rituals.
The didgeridoo is a very common, low-pitched instrument that has been used in Australian aboriginal music since its birth, along with the bullroarer (a simple wooden slat that is waved in a circular motion), the gum leaf (simply a leaf which produces sound with wind), and percussive boomerangs or simple wooden sticks (Resture).