Types of World Music
A type of music from India that is unmetered, but rhythmic
What is "Hindustani Raga"
The blanket term, referring to how fast a piece of music is played
What is "Tempo"
Th nickname given to performer Miriam Makeba, after she was banned from her home country of South Africa
What is "Mama Africa"
The definition of Music presented in class
What is "Humanly organized sound"
This musical genre originally served to spread peace and love, though some feel it has lost its message today
What is "Hip-Hop"
This African style of music with European influences is known as South African Jazz
What is "Mbaqanga"
A note representing two beats in Western Music
What is a "half note"
This band uses traditional Mongolian instruments enhanced by amps and has performed on albums of the group Metallica
Who are "The Hu"
The meaning of the prefix "ethno" as used in the word Ethnomusicology
What is "Culture"
It was Elvis' performance of this song, originally performed by Big Mama Thornton, that solidified him as "King of Rock and Roll"
What is "Hound Dog"
The modal system of the Arabic world, heavily utilized in Islamic music
What is "Maqam"
These symbols are used in Western Music to name the pitches created by different frequencies
What is a "letter"
The Cuban singer/dancer Celia Cruz, is known as the queen of this musical genre
What is "Salsa"
The definition of Ethnomusicology presented in class
What is "The Study of Music as Culture"
This song was written about a plane crash that killed Richie Valens, The Big Bopper, and Buddy Holly
What is "American Pie"
This type of music is associated with an instrument known as the Sitar
What is "Hindustani Raga"
These two categories divide the scales found in western music into "positive" and "negative"
What are "Major and Minor"
This Indian Sitar player performed at Woodstock in 1969, and gave George Harrison sitar lessons
Who is "Ravi Shankar"
The term meaning: Assumption that one’s own culture is “normal” or standard
What is "Ethnocentrism"
Represented by two numbers, this establishes how many beats are in a measure, and what type of note represents one beat.
What is a "Time signature"
This style of music is known for having specific, necessary features that create a mood/theme of a piece
What is "Maqam"
The musical term represented by this symbol: # means that a note is raised in pitch by one half step
What is "Sharp"
This American Country music singer got his start in a youth church choir that performed in Carnegie Hall
Luke Combs
The term meaning: Recognition that every culture must be understood in its own terms
What is "Cultural Relativism"
The term representing distance of 12 half steps, at which point the musical alphabet repeats.
What is an "Octave"