Quiz 7: Stomp Dance and Hymns

The Stomp dance movement is comprised of three types of steps:

• a natural walk

• a flat-footed “stomp”

• a flat-footed hopping or jumping in place

• all of the above

• none of the above

All of the above

Muskogee churches in Oklahoma are named after

• old tribal towns that were located in the Northwest region

• towns that were the Muskogee people’s first homes after they made it to Indian Territory

• old tribal towns that were the Muskogee people’s homes before the forced removal by the United States Government

• Old tribal towns that were located in the Northeast region

old tribal towns that were the Muskogee people’s homes before the forced removal by the United States Government

Stomp Dance songs are identified by their _______as well as by their melodies.

• names

• titles

• vocables

• syllabus

vocables

Litefoot’s song “Know Me” samples _______

• A muskogee creek hymn

• a muskogee creek stomp dance song

• an african american spiritual

• an african american dance song

A muskogee creek stomp dance song

T/F: During Stomp Dance performances the male performers sing as well as play percussion instruments.

False

T/F: Stomp Dances are performed by several different Nations that have associations with traditional homelands within the Southeastern region.

True

T/F: Muscogee Creek Hymns are influenced by American Indian, Anglo-Scot, and American-African musical traditions.

True

T/F: Muscogee Creek hymns are both a celebration of Christian hope, and a meditational vehicle for the remembrance of those who have gone on. Some of the hymns also commemorate the removal the Muscogee people from their traditional homelands in Georgia and Alabama to Indian Territory in the 1830s.

True

After listening to both musical examples, provide musical characteristics that they both have in common.

• slow in tempo

• lead singer joined by other singers

• unison singing is used

• fast in tempo

• female and male singers

• female singers only

slow in tempo, lead singer joined by other signers, female and male singers

 This is an example of a(n) ________ song.

• hymn

• stomp dance

• brush dance

• african american spiritual

stomp dance

T/F: This audio example is best described as a Northeastern social song.

False

This audio example is sung in

• english

• cherokee

• navajo

• muscogee

Muscogee

T/F: The example is usually performed with piano.

False