What was music like in Early America? How did different early Americans—Native Americans, African Americans, and White Americans—integrate and use music in their daily lives? Your questions about music inspired this 5-episode series about music in Early America. Our exploration begins with music in Native America. Chad Hamill, a Professor of Applied Indigenous Studies at Northern Arizona University, is an ethnomusicologist who studies Native American and Indigenous music. He will guide us through Native North America’s musical landscapes before European colonization HERE.
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Earlier Event: December 15
Ben Franklin's World: Amateur Musicians in the Early US
Later Event: December 16
Monticello Live: with Philipp Ziesche at Yale, Revisited