Middle East Review

The Middle East is located in which two continents?

• North America & Africa

• Australia & Antarctica

• Africa & Asia

• South America & Europe

The Middle East is a __________ on two continents.

• Region

• Country

• Empire

• City

The most popular language across the Middle East is _________.

• Spanish

• Arabic

• Egyptian

• English

The Chang is a 6,000 year old instrument related to the _______.

• Guitar

• Trumpet

• Violin

• Harp

The Kamanche is a 1,200 year old instrument related to the _______.

(The smaller stringed instrument being played with a bow)

• Piano

• Ukulele

• Violin

• Harp

This Egyptian rapper sings in which two languages?

• French & Spanish

• Egyptian & Lebanese

• English & Arabic

• African & Asian

Many Middle Eastern musicians use ____________, notes that fall in between the notes we use in the US.

• Microtones

• Tiny notes

• Chords

• Amplitude

What is the scientific word for volume (quiet or loud)?

• Syncopation

• Amplitude

• Microtone

• Eighth Note

What is the scientific word for how low or high a sound is?

• Volume

• Pitch

• Syncopation

• Highness

Answer explanation

What is the word for the off beat rhythms we have been practicing in sight reading?

• Syncopation

• Amplitude

• Pitch

• Synthesizers