Aboriginal Music - Aboriginal Art Online Aboriginal Music Music is a powerful part of Aboriginal culture and is part of everyday life as well as being a vital part of sacred ceremonies. Traditional music is still practised and performed widely - and there is also a very strong and lively contemporary music scene. It is traditionally connected with important events such as the bringing of rain, healing, wounding enemies and the winning of battles.
Aboriginal music is learnt and carried on to later generations by performing it.
It is not seen as fixed but rather is something that is varied or built upon in successive performances. There is usually a large number of participants and is performed communally. The diversity of culture across Aboriginal groups is relected in the diversity of songs, music, instruments and techniques. There are three distinct types of Aboriginal music. The first and largest type consists of that used in sacred and secret ceremonies.