Geography
Instruments
Vocal Styles
Lyrical Languages
Musical Genres
100
The only continent with no native people or music.
What is Antarctica?
100
This instrument was invented and popularized in Europe.
What is the pipe organ?
100
When everyone is singing the same notes at the same time.
What is unison?
100
The five Romance languages (Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, and Romanian) are all derived from this ancient language.
What is Latin?
100
The type of song that originates from the traditions or popular culture of a specific place.
What is a folk song?
200
The largest continent (both by land area and population sizes).
What is Asia?
200
This instrument was invented in the Caribbean by taking oil drums that washed up on the shore and hammering them to create different pitches.
What is the steel drum?
200
This style of singing, commonly used in Africa, involves a musical phrase in which the first (and often solo) part is answered by a second (and often ensemble) part.
What is call & response?
200
While most Latin American countries have Spanish as their official language, this language is primarily spoken in Brazil.
What is Portuguese?
200
The song "America (My Country Tis of Thee)" is an example of this genre of music.
What is patriotic music?
300
The cultural region of the world that spans both Central America and South America.
What is Latin America?
300
This instrument was created by the aboriginal people o Australia.
What is the didgeridoo?
300
This vocal style involves two or more groups performing the same melody, but starting and ending at different times.
What is a round?
300
The title of the French folk song that translates as "Brother John."
What is "Frère Jacques"?
300
The Canadian folk song "My Paddle's Keen & Bright" is used by Girl Guides as this kind of song.
What are campfire songs?
400
The continent made up mostly of one large landmass/country, but also includes some smaller islands.
What is Australia/Oceania?
400
This drum is very common in African folk music.
What is the djembe?
400
Two or more different songs that can be sung at the same time.
What are partner songs?
400
This word for cherry blossoms is also a popular folk song from Japan.
What is "Sakura"?
400
The Caribbean song "Four White Horses" is an example of this type of song for meant for children.
What is a hand-clapping song?
500
This continent is considered the birthplace of democracy and philosophy.
What is Europe?
500
This stringed instrument is commonly found in Japan.
What is the koto?
500
The five-note scale most commonly used in the music of Asia.
What is the pentatonic scale?
500
One of the most common African languages, used for the lyrics of the Kenyan song, "Jambo Bwana."
What is Swahili?
500
The song "Cielito Lindo" is from this famously Mexican genre.
What is Mariachi?