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Dance music of Colombian origin, similar to salsa
What is cumbia?
What K-pop stands for.
What is Korean pop?
How loud the music is
What are dynamics?
The "stick" a conductor holds in their right hand
What is a baton?
A tool in a DAW that lets you distribute audio to different channels (left and right)
What is pan?
This fretless, stringed instrument is one of the most important traditional Chinese instruments
What is the ehru?
This rock group started in Seattle in the 1990's. Its lead singer was Kurt Cobain.
What is Nirvana?
How the music is laid out or structured, sometimes referred to as the "recipe" for the music
What is form?
Dynamics, articulation, and instrument entrances are usually controlled by this hand
What is the left hand?
Dynamic, condenser, and ribbon are types of this important music technology which turns sound into electric signals.
What are microphones?
A Zimbabwean rattle used in jali
What is the hosho?
Immigrant Song, recently repopularized in Thor: Ragnarok, was written by this heavy metal group whose name might remind you of the 82nd element on the periodic table.
What is Led Zeppelin?
A type of music where there are only a few people playing, usually just one person on each part
What is chamber music?
We watched this Venezuelan conductor, one of the most famous and highly-paid in the world, conduct part of the Verdi Messa da Requiem with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Who is Gustavo Dudamel?
What DAW stands for.
What is "digital audio workstation?"
21-stringed instrument played by jali
What is the kora?
J-pop (Japanese pop) was primarily influenced by two 1960's popular groups: The Beatles and this all-male group founded in California. This group might make you want to surf across the USA!
Who are The Beach Boys?
How "hard" one plays the notes and how long it lasts
What is articulation?
One of the most highly-regarded wind band conductors, he is the Director of Bands at UT and was born in Victoria, TX.
Who is Jerry Junkin?
Locking different tracks to the same time grid
What is quantization?
Korean folk opera known for its drama
What is P'ansori?
Known for hits like "Sunny Day," this Taiwanese singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, actor, film director, television personality, and magician is one of the most popular artists in China today.
Who is Jay Chou?
The first part of a sonata form
What is the exposition?
The third conductor we watched, a celebrated musician and pianist from Argentina who speaks six languages. At one time, he was the Music Director for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Who is Daniel Barenboim?
Adjusting low, middle, and high frequencies all at once to make the song have a certain "feel," usually as a plug-in to the DAW
What is equalization?