Latin American Music

Latin America is also known as...

• Italian America

• South America

• Classical America

• Spanish America

Which of the following is a Latin American dance?

• Jig

• Hip Hop

• Rumba

• Waltz

What does "Bossa Nova" mean?

• New Boss

• Bossy Star

• New trend/style

• New Box

What is syncopation?

• Weaker beats stressed/emphasised

• Beats synced together

• Strong beats stressed/emphasised

• Repeated pattern

What key term is defined by "Two or more rhythms sounding simultaneously" ?

(a)  

Select two countries that heavily influenced the music of Latin America.

• Russia

• Ireland

• Portugal

• China

• Spain

One of the main traditional instruments heard in Bolivia is called...

• The pancakes

• The panpipes

• The panams

• The pansticks

Select two types of drums commonly heard in Latin American music.

• Bongos

• Timbales

• Congas

• Bodhrán

• Rock kit

What is an ostinato?

• Syncopation

• A species of ostrich

• Call & Response

• A repeated pattern

From which Latin country does Samba-styled music originate from?

(a)