Chapter 4: African Music/Culture slides 1-4

How many languages and dialects are found in Africa?

• 7

• 70

• 700

• 7000

In which part of Africa do they use music only for formal occasions?

• North

• Sub-Saharan

• West

• East

In what area of the world is the music similar to Northern Africa?

• China

• Middle East

• South America

• Antarctica

What does the term "Sub-Saharan" mean?

• North of the Sahara Desert

• East of the Sahara Desert

• South of the Sahara Desert

• West of the Sahara Desert

In Sub-Saharan Africa, they find it difficult to separate what three things?

• Dance, Song, Family

• Poetry, Food, Clothing

• Clothing, Song, Poetry

• Dance, Song, Poetry

In which area of Africa do they use music for ceremonies such as birth, marriage, rites of passage and funerals?

• North

• Sub-Saharan

• East

• West

What kind of instrument is the "kalungu"?

• talking drum

• whispering harp

• yelling cowbell

• silent tuba

Music helps to pass the time doing ____ and ____.

• daily chores and work

• dance and sleep

• work and school

• daily chores and fun

How is music passed on from generation to generation?

• By writing it down

• By mental telepathy

• By oral tradition

• By osmosis

What is one characteristic of Sub-Saharan African music?

• Really loud instruments

• Extraordinarily fast tempos

• Really easy rhythms

• Extremely complex rhythmic structures