'Slave Hollers\r'

'Roger Longfell professor Lederdeck MUS 201 2/20/13 break ones back Hollers Field Hollers were first developed in the like and rice celestial spheres of the American slavery era. They were craved for their familiarity with rice cultivation. It was founded in South Carolina’s Waccamaw woodlet district during the eighteenth century. Low Country slaves clear(p) plantation land similar to their home artless of Africa. In an attempt to meet the overseers rigorous demands, slaves proceed efficient African practices of harvesting when they came to America.Field Hollers emerged from what the African’s previously used to fuel productivity. Most importantly Field Hollers enforce cooperative work and ease numb the mental pain of their bondage. Slaves sang conclave work songs that we call Field Hollers today. Similar to spirituals, field hollers followed a model of call and response. It began with one of the more than respected field hands leading the workers in a son g. The others responded in sync with the rhythmic olfactory modality of the call. The task at hand determined the rate of the song and the pace in which they worked.Most commonly, slaves born in Africa sung songs that remind them of their homeland. American born slaves were considered African-American because of their African roots. African-American sung about the hardships of enslavement mainly because many were born and raised in enslavement. This theme can now be seen in the lyrics of blues songs, a forge that developed at the turn of the 20th Century. Blues incorporated both the rhythmic patterns of field hollers and their subject matter to form its unique sound\r\n'