Polynesia

Question 1

Polynesian music was highly influenced by the arrival of who?

Answer 1

European and American missionaries

Question 2

European/American missionaries added what to Polynesian music?

Answer 2

layered harmony

Question 3

Before the missionaries influenced Polynesia, their music was described as…

Answer 3

polyphonic singing

Question 4

Polyphony has multiple melodic lines happening at the same time.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Polynesian music (bright and lively) offers gratitiude to what?

Answer 5

Nature, Animals, and the Sea

Question 6

The dances that accompany Polynesian music never compliment the lyrics that are being sung.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

What is this polynesian instrument called that rattles

Answer 7

The Bamboo Rattle

Question 8

What is the polynesian instrument that you use your nose to play it called?

Answer 8

Nose flute

Question 9

What is this polynesian instrument that is shaped like a drum called?

Answer 9

Puniu

Question 10

What is the polynesian instrument that looks like a shell called?

Answer 10

conch shell

Question 11

What is the polynesian instrument that has 2 slits in it called?

Answer 11

Slit Drum

Question 12

What is the polynesian instrument that looks like drum sticks called?

Answer 12

Käla`au

Question 13

What is the polynesian instrument that looks like a vegetable called?

Answer 13

Ipu

Question 14

What is the polynesian instrument that involves your jaw called?

Answer 14

Jaw Harp

Question 15

What is the polynesian instrument that looks like a mini guitar called?

Answer 15

Ukulele

Question 16

What are idiophones?

Answer 16

An instrument that vibrates to produce a sound when struck/shaken/scraped

Question 17

A Tuvaluan dance form with European-influenced melody and harmony that takes place in a competitive environment

Answer 17

Fatele

Question 19

A fast, rhythmic dance that Tuvaluans used it as a spiritual dance as part of their indigenous religion.

Answer 19

Fakanau

Question 20

A slow, expressive dance where dancers improvise their choreography to express the meaning of the accompanying song.

Answer 20

Fakaseasea

Question 21

A Tuvaluan funeral song that is similar to a fakaseasea but also includes crying sounds.

Answer 21

Kupu

Question 22

Tongan traditional music is preserved from this group of people through formal ceremonies, funerals and weddings.

Answer 22

The royal court

Question 23

_____ is often choral and communal, harmonious and alight with percussion, which community members play on instruments

Answer 23

The music of Tokelau

Question 24

What is at the heart of Samoan music?

Answer 24

Singing

Question 25

Samoan musicians compete against each other in joyous musical/theatrical events known as fiafias.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

During World War II American Marines brought American popular music, which quickly became Samoan popular music.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

___________ is the foundation of traditional music and dance from the Cook Islands.

Answer 27

Drumming

Question 28

Before there were guitars and ukuleles in the Cook Islands most all songs there were chants called ________.

Answer 28

Pe’es

Question 29

Te Vaka, a popular band that helped write the music for Moana, is from what area of Polynesia?

Answer 29

Tuvalu

Question 30

This Polynesian musician is known for being the first artists to record songs on slack key guitar.

Answer 30

Gabby Pahinui

Question 31

This group produces their own signature concert, “Take a Walk in the Country,” in Hawaii each year.

Answer 31

Makaha Sons of Ni’ihau

Question 32

In 2006, this Polynesian group was inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame.

Answer 32

The Brothers of Cazimero