Australia Music and Culture

Who colonized Australia in the late 18th/early 19th century?

• Japanese

• Chinese

• British

• French

Music formed an integral part in which of the following

• societal

• cultural

• ceremonial

• all of the above

This instrument is performed by being placed on bottom lip as the performer blows across it.

• Bullroarer

• Digeridoo

• Gum Leaf

• Clapsticks

This is Australia's most famous instrument. Sound is achieved by buzzing the lips together against the mouthpiece.

• Clapsticks

• Didgeridoo

• Gum Leaf

• Bullroarer

This instrument is a tapered wooden slate attached to a string. It is spun in a circle to create sound.

• Bullroarer

• Gum Leaf

• Clapsticks

• Didgeridoo

This instrument is typically highly decorated with intricate art

• Didgeridoo

• Bullroarer

• Clapsticks

• Gum Lear

How long has music been a part of Aboriginal culture?

• 20,000 years

• 25,000 years

• 40,000 years

• 60,000 years

What is the name of a symbol that represents an Australian aboriginal person's identity?

• bird

• totem

• symbol

• none of these

What is the job of the didgeridoo player?

• Create noise for the people at the ceremonies

• Play music for special occasions

• Imitate the sound of what is happening

• Relay messges across the lands

True or False: Most Aboriginal music is spiritual and religious

• True

• False