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__//**The Music, songs, and Instruments of Lewis and Clark**//__

 * Made by: Tamara, Krissy, Alec, and Dylan**

Our wiki page is about the type of music and instruments that were brought along on the expedition. It's also about Cruzatte and how he played the fiddle and the styles of music that the other musicians played. It's also about how they used their skills in music to impress the Indians. During their journey they also learned how to play music by ear. In this wiki page, we will also explain how they did that.

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Insturments that were brought along on the expedition were the, violin, jaw harp, tambourine, bones, spoons, and people who sing. These would help entertain themselves as the journy proceded. They would sing folk songs and play the country fiddle. Dancing was also practiced as they stayed with the Indians. This would be a way to impress the Indian people that they met.

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Pierre Cruzatte played the fiddle for entertainment on the expedition. He was important because he was able to speak the Omaha language, and was skilled in sign language. This helped Lewis and Clark talk to the Native Americans. Without him they problably wouldn't have gotten as far as they did without Sacagawea.Plus they wouldn't have so much entertainment without Pierre's ability to play the fiddle.

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They played most of their music by ear. Since they had limited resources all they could do was tune to each other and wing it. Most of the musicians who went along had a good ear for music and tuning for the music that they played together to sound some what right. All of them played by memory. Their amazing skills in music helped them to remember a couple dance songs from back home. Since they were experienced musicians on the expidition, playing by ear became an easy task.

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