Guess the instrument
sound is produced by hitting a membrane stretched over a hollow frame
considered sacred in many places
a. drum b. slit-drum c. stamper d. musical bow
a. drum
Made with small objects like shells, seeds, or teeth
Connected to feminine ideas- women often play for children
a. slit-drum b. scraper c. rattle d. jaws harp
c. rattle
which of these instruments are women allowed to play
a. Bull roarer b. Trumpet c. Xylophone
c. Xylophone
Ancient people used to credit the first instruments to...
Mythological gods and heroes
blade of grass stretched and blown into to make sound
a. ribbon reed b. scraper c. flute d. jaws harp
a. ribbon reed
originally started as a megaphone and evolved over time
used for many rituals in Madagascar
a. xylophone b. flute c. trumpet d. bull roarer
This instrument is considered so sacred in East Africa that a slave or criminal who enters a the same space as the instrument is considered inviolable
a. rattle b. flute c. drum d. ground harp
c. drum
considered to be the most accurate way to determine chronology
a. compare simple vs complex instruments
b. trace back to lesser vs. higher degrees of civilization
c. observe geographic patterns
c. observe geographic patterns
Tall wooden rod is stuck in the ground with a string attached that can be strung
This has become more portable over time
a. musical bow b. jaws harp c. drum d. ground harp
d. ground harp
Hollowed out tree trunk, stomped on to make sounds
Often decorated with a woman's head on one end and an alligator on the other
a. Slit-drum b. Stamper c. Rattle d. Bull-roarer
a. The slit-drum
This instrument was considered more feminine in East African cultures, but more masculine in Southeast Asia
a. flute b. trumpet c. drum d. stamper
The drum
What can geographic patterns tell you about the chronology of an instrument?
The more spread an instrument is geographically, the earlier it was likely created.
Elastic lamella is fixed on one end of a frame and the other end is free
the player grasps the instrument in their mouth and plucks the lamella
a. musical bow b. ground harp c. jaws harp d. drum
c. jaws harp
wooden bars held together at each end and played with a stick
typically played by women
a. xylophone b. slit-drum c. scraper d. stamper
a. xylophone
This instrument is forbidden to use in Madagascar because it is believed to cause hail before a harvest, but in Melanesia boys use it to scare women away
a. ribbon reed b.slit-drum c. bull-roarer d. xylophone
a. ribbon reed
What is one problem with tracing instruments back using geographic methods of dating?
two answers:
1. archeological sites only preserve imperishable instruments (no wooden instruments)
2. hard to tell where an instrument originated (most civilizations traded with each other)
earliest ones made from bird bone
thought to have originated by men blowing through bamboo sticks to scare off women
a. trumpet b. flute c. jaws harp d. ribbon reed
b. flute
its sound is believed to be the voices of ancestors
a. flute b. trumpet c. stamper d. bull roarer
d. bull roarer
Cheyenne men use this instrument to attract women
a. ground harp b. rattle c. flute d. drum
The flute
Some believe we can determine the order in which instruments were created by comparing simpler versions to more complex versions of the instruments. Why is this inaccurate?
It is possible for instruments to devolve rather than become more complex over time