Mapeh 8 3rd quarter EXAM..

___________________________ describes as non-membranous percussive instrument but with solid resonators.

Also knows as blown air. It is characterized by the use of air to excite the various resonators.

• Ghan

• Avanaddh

• Sushir

• Tat

In North India, the most common style of singing is called Vedic, a word which means imagination.

• False

• True

Vocal music is often similar to vocal music but sometimes they have distinctive instrumental styles.

• False

• True

Hindustani music is predominantly found in the southern and eastern regions of India.

• False

• True

The most common instrument for keeping rhythm in Hindustani music.

• Theka

• Tabla

• tala

• Mridangam

This is of the oldest classifications of instruments and yet did not occupy a place in classical Indian music until the last few centuries.

• Vitat

• Theka

• Tat

• Tala

Tabla is most common instrument for keeping rhythm in Carnatic music.

• False

• True

Hindustani music is directed to a Hindu god, which is why it is called temple music.

• False

• True

Rigveda is counted as the last among the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism known as Vedas.

• False

• True