Japanese Music

Japanese music uses the same scales (Major and minor) that are common in American/European music

• True

• False

"Sakura" means cherry blossom

• True

• False

What is the Japanese instrument that is similar to a harp in sound, but uses moveable bridges and picks that are worn on the fingers to play?

• Shamisen

• Taiko

• Japanese guitar

• Koto

What is the name of the giant Japanese performance drums?

• Tao Drums

• Taiko

• Tappety Tums

• Daichi

What instrument is played in a similar way to a guitar but uses a fan-like instrument to tap on the front of the instrument for rhythm as the fingers play the strings?

• Koto

• Taiko

• Shamisen

• Shodo

Omochio Tsukimasho is a song about what?

• Going to school

• Eating food

• Making sushi

• Making mochi

Japanese Taiko drummers train physically to play their instrument much like they would to be a martial artist

• True

• False

Which statement is true about Taiko drums?

• They start with tiny drums and work their way up to large drums

• They usually play other instruments, like flutes, with the drums

• Taiko drumming is as much about the visual performance (how it looks) as the sound

• "Taiko" means "Loud" in Japanese

True or False: Japanese music is almost exactly the same as Chinese music

• True

• False

Which instrument was traditionally only played by men?

• Koto

• Taiko

• Shamisen