Mayan Music, Art, and Dance

By Lucy Shepard and Maddy Art

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What are some musical instruments that the

Maya played?

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The Maya played wooden flutes,

rattles and shakers

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What are some of the unique features of Mayan dance?

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One unique feature of Mayan dance is how they tell a story through their movements.

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What are other fine arts the Maya were skilled at?

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The Maya were also skilled at sculpting. The materials they most often used were wood, stucco, and jade.

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At funerals the maya only played drums and flutes

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Some Mayan instruments are tortoiseshells

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There are no signs of stringed instruments in the mayan culture.

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Bibliography

http://www.mayankids.com/mmkpeople/mkdancers.htm

http://www.mayankids.com/mmkpeople/mkmusic.htm

http://www.incamayanaztec.com/ancient-maya-sculptures.html

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