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Vocabulary Terms
100

A djembe is known as a:

Magic Drum

100

Which country does K-Pop come from?

South Korea

100

Which band was the most popular during the “British Invasion”?

The Beatles

100

 This Mexican genre of music is played by a group of singers and instrumentalists in decorative cowboy attire:

Mariachi

100

The term for a 5-note scale is:

Pentatonic

200

Shaabi is most popular in which region of Africa?

North Africa

200

What country is “Gamelan” from?

Indonesia

200

Carols are culturally important to this nation of the United Kingdom:

Wales

200

 This event is held yearly in Brazil to celebrate Ash Wednesday and the Roman Catholic season of Lent:

Carnival

200

A capella means:

Without music/Unaccompanied Singing

300

“Boomba” is an East African genre inspired by which style of music?

Hip-Hop

300

Tea-Picking Opera originates in: 

Taiwan

300

Scotland is known for dramatic, emotional songs that tell stories called:

Ballads

300

This style of music, created by rural Mexican farmers, became important during the Mexican Revolution:

Ranchera

300

Polyphony means:

Multiple melodies overlapping one another

400

Congolese Rumba has a tempo that can be described as:

Medium-Slow

400

Meykhana is known in Azerbaijan as:

National Rap

400

This high-pitched, theatrical performance singing comes from Italy:

Opera

400

 “Fandango” is also called:

Bachata

400

 A “melisma” is most similar to:

A vocal run

500

This South African music features a capella group singing without accompaniment:

Isicathamiya

500

Griots, Ashiqs, and Bakshy are all:

Traveling Musicians

500

The Polish dance “Polonaise” is always the first dance at:

High School Prom

500

The national dance music of Venezuela is:

Joropo

500

What is the word for the study of music in its context and culture? (Hint: Starts with an "E").

Ethnomusicology