World music quick review - Homework

What is Tala in traditional Indian Music

• Melody

• a percussive instrument

• a rhythmic pattern which repeats in cycle

• A song

The notes of a Raga are called

• Swara

• Notes

• Tabla

• Sitar

On the keyboard:

If I go 1 step UP from the note C, which key I am playing ?

• Two black keys apart

• C# which is one tone apart

• C#, which is a black key to the left of C

• C#, which is a black key to the right of C

a music genre which originated from Caribbean music

• Rock

• Calypso

• Jazz

• Reggae

• Classical music

An instrument typical of Caribbean music

• Electric bass

• Saxophone

• Steel pan

• Double bass

Feature(s) of Samba

• Call & response

• Down beat

• Slow tempo

• Fast tempo

• Polyrhythm

What is Polyrhythm

• A poly instrumentalist who can play many types of drums

• Multiple rhythm playing at the same time

• Some sort of drum from the Caribbean

• One leader plays a rhythm and the rest of the group repeats it

What is syncopation

• Musicians playing in Sync

• When the rhythm is very slow

• When the rhythm is very loud

• When the strong accent of a rhythm is OFF the beat

• When the strong accent of a rhythm is ON the beat

An instrument used in SAMBA

• Violin

• Guitar

• Steel pan

• Agogo

Why in Indian Music they teach Talas using different syllabi?

For example, remember when in class we learnt a Tala by saying the words:

dha din din dha ... etc

• Different words have different pitches when playing the music cycle

• Different words have different dynamics when playing a rhythm cycle

• For making it more interesting

• So it is easier to remember