World Questions 1
What awards proudly honor outstanding musical achievements of Native American artists from across the country in over 30 award categories?
NAMA (Native American Music Awards)
What is the nickname of the Hindi film industry of India, in which music plays a key role?
Bollywood
Which instrument from Australia requires the players to utilize a breathing technique called "circular breathing"?
Didgeridoo
Be able to identify the instruments you labeled in Native America.
Drum & Flute
Be able to identify the instruments you labeled in China.
What is the name of the singing technique in African vocal music where a person leads by singing a phrase that is then answered by a group of singers?
Call and Response
What is the nickname of China's pop music industry?
C-Pop
What do we call the non-word syllables used by Native American singers?
Vocabales
Be able to identify the instruments you labeled in Latin America.
Siku & Cajon
Be able to identify the instruments you labeled in Japan.
Koto, Shakuhachi, Shamisen, & Taiko
What are the two main languages of Latin America?
Spanish & Portuguese
What is the style of music that originated in Mexico that combines Western and Latin American instruments?
Mariachi
What three languages are primarily spoken in the Middle East?
Arabic, Persian, & Turkish
Be able to identify the instruments you labeled in Africa.
Djembe, Balafon, Mbria/Kalimba, Shakere, & Kora
Be able to identify the instruments of Indonesia.
The Gamelan Orchestra
Chinese culture was dominated by a philosopher's teaching, who thought of music as a means of calming the passions and dispelling unrest and not merely for fun. Who was that person?
Confucious
What is the name of the system of rhythm utilized within Japan that is impossible to "beat" time with?
Ma
What African instrument greatly resembles the xylophone?
The Balafon
Be able to identify the instruments you labeled in the Middle East.
Ney, Oud, & Zurna
Be able to identify the instruments you labeled in Australia.
Didgeridoo, Bull Roarer, Gum Leaf, & Clap Sticks
What are the ensembles comprised of indigenous instruments in Java and Bali called?
Gamelan Orchestra
What is someone called who studies the music of different cultures?
Enthnomusicologist
What religion has the five musicial daily calls to prayer?
Islam
Be able to identify the instruments you labeled in India.
Mridangam & Nagaswaram
Extra Credit
Listing as many instruments as possible for each of the different cultures.