Introduction to Malaysian Music

Which of the following is true about the description of Malaysian Classical music

• Associated with royal courts and palaces

• Has a defined repertory

• Mostly played in rural areas

• No structured training

What is oral tradition?

• A tradition that is passed from one person to another in verbal format

• A tradition that has a specific theory and written notes

• A tradition that makes you brush your teeth with a particular toothbrush

• Tradition that fuses multiple traditions

What was the description of the New Economic Policy 1970

• Creation of Malay and Industrial community

• Encouragement of Bumiputera participation in urban activities

• Establishment of new growth centres

• Encouraging rubber planting

True or False: Syncretic music is heard in both rural and urban settings

• True

• False

Which of the following best described popular and contemporary art music in Malaysia

• Uses the Western Based notation

• Performed by rural performers

• It is played by mostly uneducated musicians

• Performed for ritual context

Which of the following were the influences of Syncretic music?

• Vaudeville

• Madrigals

• Chinese Opera

• Parsi Theater

Which genre best describe the Joget Gamelan?

• Popular

• Syncretic

• Classical

• Folk

Which of the dialects were more spoken in East Malaysia mentioned in the lecture

• Cantonese

• Hakka

• Fu-chou (Hokchiu)

• Hokkien

Which of the instruments could be classified as a chordophone

• Rebab

• Sitar

• Violin

• Gambus

Which of the following is NOT an Idiophone

• Bonang Gamelan

• Angklung

• Kidiu

• Ding Galoh