Important terms from Ch. 7
"World" Music - ch. 8
Music of the Americas
Music Beyond America
What/where in the world?!?
Listening Examples to apply vocabulary.
100
These "words" are common to Native American songs. They have no meaning and are only intended to be vocal sounds.
What are vocables?
100
These instruments, common to Sub-Saharan Africa, are described as wind instruments.
What are aerophones?
100
This Latin-Jazz percussionist was born in New York City. He was one of the most popular salsa band leaders of all time.
Who is Tito Puente?
100
In the music of India, music is organized by means of a rhythmic pattern known as this.
What is a tala?
100
The link below is an example of this genre. It utilizes this chord progression, which is common to the 12bar blues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiexKQt8FyQ
What are zydeco and I IV I V IV I?
200
Legend has it, when a woman of the Northern Plains Indians asked a man to dance, he would be smart to accept her offer, otherwise she could turn his hare. This dance was considered to be a "ladies choice" dance and one of the few in which women and men dance together.
What is the Rabbit Dance?
200
Common to Indonesia, this set of instruments includes gongs, drums, and other instruments that are often played with a mallet.
What is a gamelan?
200
This is another word for the music created on the border of Texas and Mexico. Hint: it is not Tex-Mex.
What is tejano?
200
The heart of Sub-Saharan African music is this, often performed on membranophones or idiophones.
What is rhythm?
200
The link that follows is an example of this genre. It was recorded by this artist, born in NYC of Puerto Rican heritage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFpCALtVUcE
What is bossa nova by Tito Puenta?
300
This is a 5 note scale common not only to Native American music, but also the music of India and Japan.
What is the pentatonic scale?
300
These two ensembles are found in traditional Kabuki theater of Japan. They are in two different locations and provide different types of sounds to enhance the story being told.
What are the nagauta (onstage - provide music to accompany story) and the geza (offstage - provide noise and sound effects)?
300
This style of music was popular in the southwestern portion of Louisiana. It was often sung in French and was a combination of Cajun music and the blues.
What is zydeco music?
300
This 13-stringed instrument is common to the music of Japan. It is often placed on the floor in front of the musician that is playing it.
What is the koto?
300
The link that follows is an example of music from this culture. It utilizes words that have no meaning and are meant only to be vocal sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciwgT7TmKHk
What is Native American culture and Vocables?
400
Meaning "a blending of cultures" this term describes the process by which one culture assimilates or adapts to the characteristics/practices of another culture.
What is acculturation?
400
Singing in this style means to sing one syllable with many notes.
What is melismatic?
400
Hits like "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Corcovado" were considered to be this genre of music, which was derived from Brazilian samba.
What is bossa nova?
400
Celtic music and this style of music are overlapping but separate genres.
What is Irish music?
400
The link that follows features an instrument common to Folk music of Japan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAv1GXVJgxo
What is a shamisen?
500
This genre was given a boost by many different motivators. The popularity of the film "The Harder They Come" was one example.
What is reggae music?
500
In Hindustani music, the lead instrumentalist plays this instrument. This is not the same as the lead instrumentalist in Karnatic music who plays this.
What is the sitar (Hindustani) and the Vina (Karnatic)?
500
These are the 4 styles of Latin American music present in the US.
What are (in any order) salsa, mariachi, tex-mex, and bossa nova?
500
This is an aesthetic basis that underlies all Indian art music. It is not just aesthetic but the power of the music to convey thoughts, moods, feelings, or images.
What is rasa?
500
The instrument in the link that follows is common to the music of Zimbabwe. It could be found in the idiophone family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIPORpN27CY
What is a mbira?
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