Australia
What is the religion that Australian aborigines believe in?
Animism
How many notes are in a traditional Indian raga?
5-7
Name a traditional Chinese instrument
(Must use actual name)
Pipa, Erhu, Sheng, Dizi, Muyu
What is the purpose of Irish music?
Entertainment
What is the purpose of Australian music?
(2 parts)
Storytelling, communicating with spirits
What is the purpose of Hawaiian music?
(2 parts)
Storytelling, communicating with spirits/ancestors
What is the purpose of Indian music?
(2 parts)
Religious and meditation
What is the purpose of Chinese music?
(2 parts)
Entertainment, Unifying the people
What are Irish flutes made out of?
Wood
What do the clapsticks represent in Australian music?
The big bang
What are the names of the drums used in Hula music?
(2 parts)
Pahu and Kilu
Who is at the top of India's Caste System
Teachers and Priests
Who was the philosopher that believed music was part of a higher learning process?
Confucius
The Bodhran is what kind of instrument?
Drum
The aborigines are a traveling group of people, making them what?
Nomadic
What type of animal skin is used for religious Pahu drums?
Stingray Skin
What instrument is responsible for creating the Aural Incense or Mood of the raga?
Tambura
What scale does traditional Chinese music use?
Pentatonic scale
What do they call fast Irish songs?
Jigs
The didjeridu is carved out from what kind of tree?
Eucalyptus
What is Syllabic singing mean?
One note per syllable
What are the three groups of strings on the Sarod?
Melody, Drone, Sympathetic
Name 5 of the 8 tones used in the Chinese Ba-Yin
(if you name all 8, I will give you 600)
Metal, Stone, Silk, Wood, Skin, Gourd, Bamboo, Clay
Name 3 differences between Scottish bagpipes and Irish Bagpipes
Scottish has more drone pipes/Irish pipes have less drone pipes, Scottish pipes are played standing/Irish pipes are played sitting down, Scottish pipes are played by blowing into them/Irish pipes use a bellows, Scottish pipes are louder/Irish pipes are quieter