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100

A singing style that uses harmonics to sound two notes at once

What is Tuvan Throat Singing?

100

This song became the sole National Anthem after a three year period in which there were two national anthems.

National Anthem of South Africa

100

This pear-shaped instrument is played in traditional Arabic music in several countries.

What is the oud?

100

This instrument is commonly used in Peruvian folk music.

What are panpipes?

100

This loud instrument was originally used in battle, and is now used for outdoor events such as funerals and University of Dubuque graduation ceremonies.

What are bagpipes?

200

This modern, electronic dance song is influenced by a type of music from Indonesia.

What is gamelan?

200

This ancient form of Christian liturgical music, also known as zema, has been preserved in the style of St. Yared since the 6th century.

What is Ethiopian Orthodox chant?

200

These sounds contain pitches in-between the notes on a Western piano.

What are microtones?

200

These four instruments are commonly used in mariachi.

What are guitar, guitarrĂ³n, trumpet, and violin? (vihuela is also commonly used)

200

Eastern European and Russian folk orchestras often contain this large, triangular string instrument.

What is a balalaika?

300

This Vietnamese instrument is a monochord

What is the dan bau?

300

The Ghanaian atumpan are used for this activity, not just for musical entertainment.

What is communicating messages in the local tonal language (Twi)?

300

This Syrian Jewish tradition is a contrafacta, a type of song that sets popular melodies to sacred Hebrew text.

What is the pizmon?

300

This Brazilian dance is often paired with the berimbau and is combination of martial art, game, and dance.

What is capoeira?

300

This Portuguese music genre is characterized by soulful vocals and melancholy lyrics.

What is the fado?

400

This interlocking technique creates a faster melody and more complex rhythm than could be played by one individual.

What is kotekan?

400

Jamaican reggae was inspired by a spiritual movement originating in this African country (name the movement and the country).

Rastafarianism in Ethiopia

400

This music begins with slow, mournful hymns until the snare drum marks a shift into more upbeat, celebratory songs.

What is the New Orleans jazz funeral?

400

This style of folk singing emerged during this country's Revival Period as a way to enhance a sense of national identity and pride.

What is Bulgarian folk singing?

500

Adi Tala is one of the most commonly used talas in Carnatic music. This is what it refers to (give a definition and location of where it originates).

What is an 8-beat rhythmic structure from South Indian classical music?

500

This technique is used in cultures all around the world, including in this video

What is hocketing?

500

Arabic music is structured using dozens of these melodic modes as a basis for improvisation.

What is a maqam (what are maqamat)?

500

The African American spiritual influenced these genres of American music. (Name at least 4)

gospel, blues, jazz, rock and roll, hip hop