Japanese Instruments
A traditional drum used for war.
What is a taiko drum?
Warriors known for their skills in battle and music.
Who are samurai?
A free-reed instrument with a metal mouthpiece.
What is the Bawu?
The river that early Chinese settlers lived near.
What is the Yangtze River?
The art of paper folding that originated in Japan.
What is origami?
High-pitched instrument that can be played vertically or horizontally.
What is the Fue?
The head of the royal family in Japan.
Who is the emperor?
Instrument that is shaped like a barrel with a head of animal skin.
What is the Tanggu?
The year that Chinese music developed.
What is 1122 BC?
The Dahu's sound box is made out of this material.
What is python skin?
Instrument used by samurai to tell stories and myths
What is the Biwa?
Japanese music style used in court.
What is Gagaku?
An instrument that originated over 2000 years ago and resembles a guitar.
What is the Ruan?
This huge monument was used to keep out the Mongolians.
What is the Great Wall of China?
The koto is a member of which instrument family?
What are the string and percussion families?
Used to call signals across battlefields; not the Taiko...
What is a conch-shell?
A moral code used by the samurai to showcase honor and vigilance.
What is bushido?
An instrument made of metal, that is commonly found in modern-day orchestras.
What is the gong?
This dynasty ruled when Chinese music developed.
What is the Zhou Dynasty?
This country is North of China.
What is Mongolia?
The national instrument of Japan
Musical style that emerged in Japan in the 1930s, mostly associated with New Orleans.
What is Jazz?
An instrument with only two strings that looks like a cello-double bass hybrid.
What is the Dahu?
When primitive people first migrated to China.
What is 1,000,000 years ago?
A majority of early instruments in Asia were built with this hard material.
What is bamboo?