Arab
What is the scale used in Arabic music?
Maqam
What scale does Chinese music use?
Pentatonic
What is Japanese court music?
Gagaku music
African musicians do not play from the score. They like to make up music on the spot. What is it called?
Improvisation
What is the ensemble from Indonesia called?
Gamelan
Give an Arabic percussion instrument.
Riqq
What instrument is usually used in large number in celebration or ceremonial music?
Drums
Describe the texture in Gagaku music.
What is question and answer between a leader and the followers?
Call and response
What are the 2 scales used in gamelan music?
Slendro and Pelog
What is the wind instrument that plays the melody?
Nay
Give an example of a bowed instrument.
Erhu
Describe the harmony in Gagaku music.
No harmony
Describe the rhythm in African music. (2 points)
1. playing on the offbeat
2. More than 2 rhythms played at the same time
Syncopation and polyrhythm
What instrument usually plays the main tune?
Saron
Give 2 plucked string instruments.
Oud and Qanun
Give 2 examples of a plucked instrument.
Pipa
Guzheng
Describe the rhythm in Gagaku music.
Free rhythm
Singing in harmony
What is the function of the gongs?
Give 2 western instruments used in Egyptian Shaabi music.
Keyboard, Synthesizer, Accordion, Saxophone, Trumpet, Drum machine
What is a Chinese mouth organ (1 point) and describe how to produce a sound on it? (2 points)
Sheng
Made of pipes and blow into the mouthpiece
What are the 3 types of instruments used in Gagaku music?
Strings, winds and drums
Give 3 features of African music.
-syncopation
-use of drums
-polyrhythm
-singing in harmony
-improvisation
-call and response
Give the 4 parts of Gamelan music.
Main tune
Decoration of main tune
Rhythm
Drummers