Indonesia
Some instruments in __________ are tuned in pairs, with the “male” instrument tuned slightly higher than the “female” instruments to create a shimmering quality called “ombak.”
Bali
Which statement is true?
A. All Arabs are Muslims.
B. Many Egyptians speak Arabic.
C. All Muslims are Arabs.
D. “Maghreb” is the name of a country
E. “Mashriq” is the name of a small village in Egypt
B. Many Egyptians speak Arabic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch-LiHne0YA
This style of contemporary Egyptian music __________.
A. is music of the upper classes.
B. is associated with the working classes.
C. does not use any percussion instruments.
D. is only heard in fancy hotels and restaurants.
E. all of the above.
B. is associated with the working classes.
Which of the following is NOT one of the aspects of a rag that a student learns from a guru/ustad?
A. Pitch hierarchy for each raga to help guide the musician’s improvisations
B. Characteristic phrases for each raga that convey its mood
C. Ascending and descending scale patterns for each raga
D. Very long compositions for each raga to be played exactly as they are taught
E. None of the above
D. Very long compositions for each raga to be played exactly as they are taught
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyUT1CEynJY
This example is in a rag called __________.
A. Jaunpuri
B. Yaman
C. Todi
D. Sindhi-Bhairavi
E. Bageshri
D. Sindhi-Bhairavi
Reenacting parts of Ramayana, __________ is a Balinese musical form that was invented by Western artists and has since been promoted as an “authentic” and “exotic” experience for tourists.
kecak
Some Eastern Arab maqams include which of the following?
A. Characteristic chord progressions
B. Polyphonic sections
C. Quarter-tones
D. Yodeling sections
E. All of the above
C. Quarter-tones
The main lyric of the example’s refrain is “is-Salaam ‘Alaykum.” Why is this phrase significant?
A. It is an obscure saying from the Hadith
B. It is a line from the Call to Prayer
C. It is an example of classic Arabic poetry
D. It is one of the most common greetings in the Arabic language
E. None of the above
D. It is one of the most common greetings in the Arabic language
Hindustani classical music has gone through periods when it played a role in __________.
A. Buddhist ritual and Jewish court culture
B. Hindu ritual and Muslim court culture
C. Muslim ritual and Sikh court culture
D. Hindu ritual and Christian court culture
E. none of the above
B. Hindu ritual and Muslim court culture
Which of the follow is NOT one of the types of strings found on the melody instrument in this example?
A. Drone strings
B. Sympathetic resonance strings
C. Melody strings
D. Ornament strings
E. None of the above
D. Ornament strings
Javanese gamelan performances often contain seemingly contradictory elements: gongs are thought to be repositories of indigenous Javanese spirits; gamelan music often accompanies shadow puppet plays based on well-known Hindu epics; all of this can be performed for Muslim life-cycle events. This complexity stems from __________.
religious syncretism
Egyptian Shababi music __________ (include 4 features).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPGHpBOt5sE
The singer in this example is named _________. She was born in __________ around the year 1900, a fact that later helped make her a national symbol.
If the following bols represent the first four beats of tinal’s theka, which syllable should go in the blank space? Dha Dhin ____ Dha
A. Dha
B. Tete
C. Ta
D. Dhin
E. Tak
D. Dhin
The percussion here is played by a set of two drums collectively called __________. These drums are __________.
tabla; membranophones
In Wayang Kulit performance, the dhalang __________ (include 4 different roles, responsibilities, skills, etc.)
According to our reading by Scott Marcus, which of the follow is NOT a reason that some Muslims believe that music is haram?
A. They believe that it can lead people away from a life of proper religious devotion
B. They believe that it goes along with other forbidden behaviors such as alcohol consumption.
C. There are explicit, clear, and indisputable passages in the Qur’an that forbid music.
D. It is reported that the Prophet Muhammad sometimes called for the silencing of musical instruments.
C. There are explicit, clear, and indisputable passages in the Qur’an that forbid music.
This singer used varied repetition and other techniques in order to help her listeners reach a state of __________.
tarab
__________ were seminal Hindu scriptures in Sanskrit initially passed down orally by Brahmins. These scriptures contained prototypes of the Hindu gods, seeds of later philosophical thought, and rules for chanting and the composition of hymns.
Vedas
This section is based on a short melodic composition associated with the rag called a __________.
A. gat
B. tihai
C. guru
D. tabla
E. alap
A. gat