Music Flashcards
1
Q
- Philippines is considered as the Pearl of the Orient Seas. What country is called Land of the Rising Sun?
A
Japan
2
Q
- Rhythmic instruments are instruments that give the beat and make the music livelier. What instrument means “fat drum” in Japan which comes in various sizes and is used to play a variety of musical genres like folk and festival music of the past.
A
Taiko
3
Q
- Instrumentalists have important roles in a taiko drum. What is the famous professional drumming troupe in Japan that conveys “heartbeat”, the primal source of all rhythm? It is also considered as the “children of the drum”, a reflection of the desire to play their drums simply, with the heart of a child.
A
Kodo
4
Q
- Listening to the beat of the drums keeps my heart beats fast. What is the tempo of Taiko drum festival?
A
Fast
5
Q
- Sakura moves at a very slow tempo and it is in quadruple meter Which of these elements refers to the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak beats?
A
Rhythm
6
Q
- Ili Ili tulog anay is a song about a baby put into sleep while Sakura is about ____
A
Season of cherry blossom
7
Q
- Composers of Sakura arranged their song by giving the beat. What is the musical symbol that specifies how many beats are contained in each bar and which note value is equivalent to a beat found at the beginning of the song.
A
Time signature
8
Q
- Musical Instruments like gongs, wooden xylophones produce pleasant sound. What classification of instruments produce sound by vibrating itself like tapping, or striking with mallets or sticks and without the use of strings?
A
Idiophone
9
Q
- What country in East Asia is called as the Land of the Red dragon and considered that sound influences the harmony of the universe.
A
China
10
Q
- The traditional music of Japan is quite different from the western music. The musical interval in Japan is based on human breathing, not on mathematical timing. Basically, the traditional music of Japan is _______in character.
A
Meditative
