Q3 MUSIC OF SOUTH ASIA AND MIDDLE EAST

What is the term for special call to prayer and repentance on high holidays in Israel?

• DEVOTIONAL

• HAZAN

• SECULAR

• YOM KIPPUR

What kind of music is commonly used during communal worship in mosques and life passage events in Israel?

• Central Asian Music

• East Asian Music

• Middle East Music

• Western Music

Which of the following is a metric cycle with a specific number of beats that recur in the same pattern?

• TALA

• MRIDANGAM

• TABLA

• THEKA

What made India known to be the largest country in South Asia.

• Their songs are purely spiritual in nature.

• Indian music is only vocal and instrumental.

• Where people are focusing more on their music.

• Their music is as vast as its geographic location and as large as its demographic population.

In North India, which of the following music goes back to Vedic period at around 1000BC?

• Arabic Music

• Carnatic Music

• Hindustani Music

• Punjabi Music

Which of the following is a style in vocal music of India which moves in several different notes in a single syllable of text?

• MELISMATIC

• RIG VEDA

• SAMAGANA

• SAMAVEDA

What is the most common style of singing in North India?

• KHYAT

• MRIDANGAM

• TALA

• THEKA

What division of vocal music in Israel which context lies outside the religious domain?

• DEVITIONAL

• MELISMATIC

• SECULAR

• TALA

What do you call a musician who helps lead the congregation in a songful prayer?

• DEVOTIONAL

• HOZZAN

• SECULAR

• SHOFAR

Which country in Central Asia is known for its unique vocal styles known as Ghazal and Qawwali?

• INDIA

• ISRAEL

• PAKISTAN

• PHILIPPINES