shannon exam 1

Question 1

Timeline

Answer 1

Short rhythmic pattern that is played as ostinato throughout the dance drumming

Question 2

time-reckoning

Answer 2

is nonlinear, thought to be discontinuous or circular/spiral. Unlike how West views time linearly

Question 3

Speech rhythm

Answer 3

accentual and periodic patterns while speaking, rhythms of language in motion (less metrical)

Question 4

Body rhythm

Answer 4

dance rhythms profiled from dances across Africa, mode of communal expression (metrical)

Question 5

Declamatory rhythm

Answer 5

rhythm of speech that initiates dance procedure- usually has philosophical importance

Question 6

free rhythm

Answer 6

not metrically contained

Question 7

Strict rhythm

Answer 7

beat requirement put in place and periodic constraint comes naturally

Question 8

gesture

Answer 8

external manifestation of more fundamental communicative urge. Is rhythmic but silent (?)

Question 9

stylized gesture

Answer 9

emerges in response to both instrumental and vocal music; a necessary outcome (dance)

Question 10

Musical time

Answer 10

eparate from ordinary time; doesn’t necessarily connect to how society views time

Question 11

Generative approach

Answer 11

Ability to generate rhythms or melody using prior knowledge and procedures. Production from simpler patterns

Question 12

Slendro

Answer 12

Gamelan tuning system that uses five-pitch scale

Question 13

Pelong

Answer 13

Gamelan tuning system that uses seven-pitch scale

Question 14

Taksu

Answer 14

is the power that keeps people attracted and fascinated, that gives a performance greater
affective power and commands attention. combo of tangible and intangible

Question 15

Bebas (gamelan)

Answer 15

the act of improvisation in solo drumming. (not entirely spontaneous!! drummer must have rhythmic knowledge)

Question 16

Gong Kebyar

Answer 16

most widely known genre of Balinese Gamelan

Question 17

Ancient Gamelan

Answer 17

sacred; played inside temples; smaller in size, no drum

Question 18

Middle-age gamelan

Answer 18

feature drums and gongs primarily; drums have a more significant role in leading the ensemble

Question 19

Modern gamelan

Answer 19

drums have a highly significant role in leading the ensemble, virtuosic improv techniques

Question 20

meguru gending (translates to teacher, melody, )

Answer 20

Method of drumming improv for choosing and creating drum patterns that fit.

Question 21

kutang-duduk (translates to throw-catch)

Answer 21

method of
collective improvisation for paired drumming

Question 22

Darbuka

Answer 22

Darbuka is an
instrument used in Middle East countries (darb meaning to hit)

Question 23

clay darbukas formed

Answer 23

with earth, air ,water and fire

Question 24

what makes it hard to draw cultural map of darbuka

Answer 24

status, cross-cultural use, and different multi-cultural perspectives that cover a long amount of time

Question 25

three main categories of clay darbuka

Answer 25

based on size: small, medium, large

Question 26

Notations with darbuka

Answer 26

strokes done with each hand are notated, as well as embellishments. Letters symbolizing strokes