Theory
Outside of derdba music, what other genre of music was invoked that sought to induce a state of calm and subconsciousness in order to access enlightenment?
Trance music!
What character represents a jealous demonic woman in Noh theatre?
Hanya!
Example I
Kapah, Suming
What is the difference between the lute and the viol family?
Bridges and frets!
Name on example of exoticism we have discussed in class (all semester)
[Up to the discretion of the instructor]
What is the preferred term for "Griot" amongst practitioners in West Africa? Why is it preferred?
Jali, because the term "griot" has a French, and therefore colonial, etymology.
Example 2
Tomoe Noh Society
What instrument sound does the Valiha most resemble?
A harp!
How is J-pop and K-pop produced differently than American pop music?
Music is produced piecemeal. Performers do not write, Writers do not perform, Producers do not engineer, etc.
BTS covered "Swimming Pools" by Kendrick Lamar. What was the sentiment of their cover?
Aligning school violence and bullying with Kendrick Lamar's original sentiment.
Example 3
Lovely Deepika Padukone
Ombouchre or overtones!
Joiking is an example of what phenomenological perspective on sensation?
Perceptual Millenarianism
What is the collective name of the backing vocalists in Maskandi music?
Abavumayo
Performance Excerpt. Kora Jazz Trio
What is the difference between the otsuzumi and the kotsuzumi?
Tone and where it is played (hip and shoulder respectively)
What do you think Agawu would make of Sully's argument vis-a-vis panafricanism.
[Answer at the discretion of the instructor]
How does Lovely reanimate a neoliberal fable?
The heroine of Lovely is able to leave behind a "immoral" lifestyle and industry by becoming a self-started dance career.
Example 5
Joiking Field Recording
What accounts for the different sonority of the Maskandi guitar?
Alternate tunings!