Musical Instruments of the uae

When are traditional instruments usually played?

• National day

• they are not played at all

• When you are bored

Why are Emiratis in danger of losing traditional musical instruments from their culture

• Because there are no TV shows anymore that show people playing them

• Because these instruments break down very easily

• Because no one knows how to make these instruments anymore

Which instrument is played like a guitar?

• oud

• tamboura

• tabl

• rababa

Which instrument is played with a bow?

• drum

• oud

• rababa

• tamboura

How were young people inspired to learn to play instruments in the 1970s and 1980s?

• Everyone had to learn how to play them at school

• Every family used to have these instruments

• These instruments were often featured in TV programs of that time

Why do the Emirates need a college of traditional music?

• It would stop students from learning how to play traditional instruments.

• It would be nice to have one!

• It might stop traditional musical instruments disappearing from Emirati culture