AOS3 World Music

Question 1

Name two types of South American music.

Answer 1

Calypso and a Samba

Question 2

What is Banghra?

Answer 2

Banghra is a type of music that combines Indian Classical Music with British Club Dance Music

Question 3

What is the tabla?

Answer 3

The tabla is a set of 2 percussion instruments commonly found in Indian Classical music

Question 4

What is the name for the music played by the Tabla in Indian Classical music?

Answer 4

The tabla plays the tala in Indian Classical music

Question 5

What instrument in Indian Classical music plays the melody?

Answer 5

The Sitar

Question 6

What is the name for a melody played by a sitar in Indian Classical music?

Answer 6

Raga

Question 7

What instrument holds a drone

Answer 7

The tanpura

Question 8

What is the name for the intro that usually doesn’t have a tabla playing. (Indian Classical music)

Answer 8

Alap

Question 9

What is the section in Indian Classical music when the tabla enters and fixes the pulse.

Answer 9

Gat

Question 10

What is the final section in Indian Classical music when the piece becomes more complex and the players play more virtuosically

Answer 10

Jhala

Question 11

What is the name for a strong accent in Indian Classical music?

Answer 11

Sam

Question 12

What is the name for a regular accent in Indian Classical music.

Answer 12

Thali

Question 13

What is the name for a silent beat in Indian Classical music

Answer 13

Khali