Music in Australian Aboriginal culture: Some sociological and psychological implications.

Journal/Book: A century of ethnomusicological thought. 1990; New York. Garland. 132-141.

Abstract: Aboriginal men camped near the Yirrkala mission are exposed to music throughout their lives. Music functions as a means of learning cultural values, of identifying social groups, and of keeping the society together. Originally published in ÇJournal of music therapy> V (1955) 40-49. (Rabin, Ronald)

Keyword(s): australia > arnhem land > aboriginal music > sociological aspects; . sociology > australia > arnhem land > aboriginal people > role of culture and music

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