Indonesia Music and Culture

Today, the gamelan has a strong historical tradition on the islands of

• Sumatra

• Bali

• Java

• Sulawesi

There are roughly how many types of instruments used in a complete modern Javanese gamelan orchestra?

• 7

• 14

• 25

• 37

This xylophone like gamelan instrument has bars made of wood

• Gambang

• Bonang

• Saron

• Kempul

A collection of different sized metal gongs (sometimes called “kettles.”) is know as...

• Gambang

• Bonang

• Bullroarer

• Clapsticks

This instrument is a set of pitched, hanging, knobbed gongs typically made out of bronze and played by striking the knob with a mallet.

• Gambang

• Bonang

• Saron

• Kempul

What does Gamelan music predate?

• Food

• Instruments

• Hindu-Buddism

• Civilization

Who is said to have invented Gamelan music?

• Bon Jovi

• Sang Hyang Guru

• Dalai Llama

• Buddha

Which instrument plays the melody of Gamelan music?

• Bongo

• Gong

• Bonang

• Guzheng

What are Gamelan scales called?

• Scales

• Pitches

• Melodies

• Laras

In the Gamelan Music of Indonesia, it is forbidden to do which of the following?

• Eat around the instruments

• Play with your left hand

• Step over the instruments

• Play the instruments if you are not qualified