South East Asia
Oceania
East Asia
Australia
Caribbean
100
What is the name of the Indonesian instruments also known as a "gong orchestra"?
gamelan
100
What ocean does "Oceania" refer to?
Pacific Ocean
100
Name one country from East Asia
China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan
100
Name an instrument from Aboriginal Australian culture
didgeridoo, bilma, clapsticks, bullroarer
100
Name a country in the Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
200
What category of -ophone is a gamelan?
idiophone
200
What is the most popular (string) instrument to come out of Hawaii?
ukulele
200
What is a pentatonic scale?
5-note scale
200
What tree is a didgeridoo made from?
eucalyptus
200
Name a genre of music from the Caribbean
Reggae, Calypso, Ska
300
Name a country in South East Asia
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam
300
What is the name of the popular traditional dance from Hawaii?
Hula
300
How many strings does an erhu have?
2
300
What type of sound does a bullroarer make?
buzzing/whirring
300
What type of -ophone is a steel drum?
idiophone
400
True or False: music in SE Asia often accompanies puppet shows
True
400
What culture practices "haka"?
Maori (New Zealand)
400
What is the name of the Japanese instrument referenced in the movie "Kubo and the Two Strings"?
shamisen
400
What is the purpose of a bullroarer?
To communicate across long distances & for herding animals
400
Who is Bob Marley & where is he from?
Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician; considered one of the pioneers of reggae.
500
What French composer was inspired by the gamelan music he heard at the 1889 Paris World's Fair?
Claude Debussy
500
What specific instrument from Hawaii influenced rock n roll?
steel guitar
500
What was the "Akhak gwebeom"?
A treatise on music from 15th century Korea
500
What practice is employed by didgeridoo players that allows them to inhale and exhale at the same time?
circular breathing
500
Name 2 (or more) cultures that combined to create the music of the Caribbean
Indigenous, West Africa, India, France & Francophone countries, Spain & Hispanic countries, Polynesia, Netherlands, North American hip hop