The basic musical unit in Blackfoot music is the song, and musicians, people who sing and drum, are called singers or drummers with both words being equivalent and referring to both activities (p. 49). Women, though increasingly equal participants, are not called "singers" or "drummers" and it is considered somewhat inappropriate for women to sing loudly or alone. "Páskani" – "dance" or "ceremony" – often implicitly includes music and is often applied to ceremonies with little dancing and much singing. (Nettl, 1989)