Music Cultures of the World: Japan

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What is this instrument?

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Koto

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What is this instrument? Options: Koto, Shakuhachi, Shamisen, Taiko

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Shakuhachi

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What is this instrument? Options: Koto, Shakuhachi, Shamisen, Taiko

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Shamisen

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What instrument is shown in the image? Options: Koto, Shakuhachi, Shamisen, Taiko

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Taiko

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Japanese music is similar to... China, Korea, and Indonesia

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China, Korea, and Indonesia

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Japanese folk music features many rhythms and chord progressions.

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False

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In Japanese music, it is impossible to ____ ____ with the music rhythms.

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Beat Time

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Rhythms are _____-based

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ma

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Ma-based music considers silence as important as sound in Japanese compositions.

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True

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Which instrument is derived from the Chinese Xiao?

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Shakuhachi