Latin America
Main languages spoken in Latin America
Spanish and Portuguese
The strings on the sides of the Djembe are used for....
tuning the instrument.
A Muezzin signals _______ to start, multiple times/day from the top of a mosque tower in the Middle East.
Call to Prayer
The Tabla is comprised of 1, 2, or 4 drums?
2
Boxlike percussion instrument is called a ….
Cajon
This instruments is like a xylophone but its sound is amplified by the many _____ attached to the bottom of the wooden bars.
Gourds
The bent-neck, stringed instrument in the Middle East is called _____
Oud
This stringed instrument has two sets of strings, one set called the sympathetic strings.
This instrument is made of 2 rows of reeds of different lengths, and blown across.
Siku, sometimes called the pan flute.
The difference between the Kalimba and Mbira is...
Kalimba has one row of key or tines, and the Mbira has many.
This woodwind instrument is played out of the side of the mouth, and requires the player to move his head to produce vibrato.
This Indian woodwind instrument has finger holes like the recorder.
Nagaswaram
This large bodied stringed instrument is the foundation of mariachi band music.
Guitarron
The Shakere gets its rattle like sound from the ____ that surrounds it.
Beaded net
This instrument uses hammer-like 'mezrabs' to strike the strings.
Santur
This drum has two ends, one pitched and one non-pitched.
Mridangam
This stringed instrument has a short and wide neck and used to be made with armadillo shells.
Charango
The Kora has how many strings?
21
The Zurna is a double reeded instrument similar to the …..
Oboe
Indian music is complex, with special ornamentation, poly-rhythms and microtones. To best learn how to play Indian music, it's best to study with a …...
Guru