. Bulletin. Ethnology. ] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 477 Analysis .—Six renditions of this song were recorded, some begin- ning with an unaccented tone an octave below the opening tone, as in No. 197. All but 3 of the progressions are minor thirds and major seconds, the remaining 3 progressions being 2 fourths and 1 ascending ninth. The melody contains the tones of the fourth five- toned scale, lias a compass of 13 tones, and is melodic in structure. No, 200. Song of the Grass Dance (e) (Catalogue No. 526) Sung by Two Shields Voice J = 66 Drum J—66 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19. Analysis.—This
. Bulletin. Ethnology. ] TETON SIOUX MUSIC 477 Analysis .—Six renditions of this song were recorded, some begin- ning with an unaccented tone an octave below the opening tone, as in No. 197. All but 3 of the progressions are minor thirds and major seconds, the remaining 3 progressions being 2 fourths and 1 ascending ninth. The melody contains the tones of the fourth five- toned scale, lias a compass of 13 tones, and is melodic in structure. No, 200. Song of the Grass Dance (e) (Catalogue No. 526) Sung by Two Shields Voice J = 66 Drum J—66 Drum-rhythm similar to No. 19. Analysis.—This is a simple melody, containing only the tones of the minor triad and fourth. It contains only 9 progressions, 6 of which are minor thirds. The melody has a range of 10 tones and is based on the tonic chord. The song was accurately repeated in many renditions, the drum and voice coinciding on each count. When the gathering comes to a close the men and women stand in their places and dance. The men move more than the women, but none of them go toward the center of the circle. No attempt to record songs of all the social dances has been made by the present writer. T\vo dances, in addition to the grass dance, serve to represent this phase of Sioux music, the two additional being the shuffling-feet dance {naslo'hay waci'pi) and the night dance (haijlie'pi waci'])%). SHUFFLING-FEET DANCE The shuffling-feet dance is called also the Cheyenne, the glide, and the dragging-feet dance. (PI. 78.) Lowie ^ noted this dance among the Sisseton and Santee, and Wissler^ among the Oglala, who said they received it from a tribe living west of the Gros Ventre. Both men and women joined in the dance, whose step is indicated by its name. Two songs of this dance are given herewith; a third song is No, 226. 1 Lowie, Robt. Dance Associations of the Eastern Dakota, op. cit., p. 130 2 wissler, Clark, Societies and Ceremonial Associations oi the Teton-Dakota, op. cit., p. Please note that the
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