Korea, Japan, China
What is K-Pop?
What is Korean Pop Music?
K-pop is a style of popular music from South Korea that blends catchy pop songs, strong dance choreography, fashion, and high-energy performances.
What is the name of the percussion instrument that requires two hands to play both components of the instrument?
What is the Tabla?
The Tabla is a pair of hand-played drums used in traditional music from India. It is one of the most important instruments in Indian classical music.
What is the name of the most popular drum in Western Africa?
What is the Djembe?
The djembe is a hand drum from West Africa. It is shaped like a goblet and is played with bare hands. The drum is known for its loud sound and wide range of tones, including bass, tone, and slap sounds.
What is the difference between a Jig and a Reel?
What is Time Signature?
Jig
Reel
Where is and what is the Gagaku?
What is Ancient Court Music from Japan?
Gagaku is the oldest surviving form of classical music in Japan. It is court music that was performed for emperors, royal ceremonies, and important rituals.
What are the names of the TWO classical forms of Music in India?
What is Hindustani and Carnatic?
What is call and response?
What is when one person sings or plays something and another person or group answers back?
It is a musical pattern where one person or group sings or plays a phrase (the “call”) and another person or group answers back (the “response”).
This style is common in many musical traditions, especially in African and African American music, and helps encourage participation and communication in music.
True or False: Shomyo is Buddhist Chant from Japan
What is True?
Shōmyō is a traditional style of Buddhist chanting in Japan. It has been practiced for over 1,000 years and is used during religious ceremonies in temples.
What TWO terms are combined to create Bollywood?
What is Bombay and Hollywood?
“Bombay” (the former name of Mumbai, where the Hindi film industry is based)
“Hollywood” (the American film industry)
What is the Caftan and the Dashiki?
What is clothing?
Dashiki – a colorful, loose-fitting shirt or tunic traditionally worn in parts of West Africa. It often has bright patterns and embroidery and is worn for both everyday clothing and special celebrations
Caftan (Kaftan) – a long, flowing robe or dress with loose sleeves worn in many cultures across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Caftans are often made from lightweight fabric and can be simple or highly decorative.
What is the specific opera that we studied in class that combines singing, acting, dancing, music, and acrobatics?
What is Beijing Opera or Peking Opera?
Peking Opera (also called Beijing Opera) is a traditional form of theater from China that combines singing, acting, dancing, music, and acrobatics. It began over 200 years ago and is one of China’s most famous performing arts.
Name TWO of the languages that Folk music is written in
What is Assamese, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Bengali?
What is a Griot and how do you become a griot?
What is a musical storyteller that passes down history that is passed down through family lineage?
A griot is a traditional storyteller, musician, poet, and historian in West African culture. Griots pass down stories, family histories, music, and traditions from generation to generation through speaking, singing, and playing instruments.
What does each syllable of Kabuki mean? (Hint- it's 3)
What is Ka - Song; Bu - Dance, Ki - Skill?
Kabuki is a traditional form of theater from Japan that combines acting, music, dance, and elaborate costumes.
What are the 4 main componenets of Wester African Music Traditions?
What is Rhythm, Instruments, Community Participation, and Improvisation?
What two instruments are used in Korea, Japan, and China that are considered zithers and where they are from?
What is the Guzheng (China) and Koto (Japan)?
Name the process to creating a Djembe Drum (Hint - there are 10 steps)
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