Music 237 Quiz 2 Review

Match the following

• time keeping drum

• Odaiko

• Medium drum

• Shime

• sticks

• Chudaiko

• large drum

• Bachi

What is the difference between traditional Taiko and Kumi-Daiko?

• Taiko was traditionally one drum at Buddhist ceremonies or events, while kumi-daiko was a group or ensemble practice

• Taiko was traditionally a group or ensemble practice, while kumi-daiko was one drum at Buddhist ceremonies or events.

• There is no difference.

• Taiko was invented in America in the 1970s, while Kumi-Daiko was a centuries long tradition.

How was taiko first brought to the United States?

• A teacher of taiko came to the US and started up a group.

• People in the US watched the movie Rickshaw Man to learn how to play Taiko and bring back this part of their identity

• People in the US traveled to Japan to study with Taiko masters to learn how to play, and brought the knowledge back to the US.

Kwv txhiaj plees (Love Ballads) are​ (a)  

• secular
• sacred

Hmong funeral music and the instrument qeej are​ (a)  

• sacred
• secular

Select all statements true about the qeej

• Primarily played in secular contexts, but sometimes sacred contexts

• It is a voice that speaks

• Communicates with the spirit world

Select all statements true about Kwv txhiaj

• Sung during pov pob (ball toss)

• Performed by couples during the Hmong New Year Festival

• Only performed by married couples

• There are set, unchanging, lyrics that are performed every time

What is proactive archiving according to Emma Brinkhurst?

• Recording the music of cultures that could disappear before it is lost

• Sharing cassettes with music in a community

• The ability for archival recordings to unlock embodied memories and reconnect people that were dislocated to past identities

What is reharmonization according to Nicholas Poss?

• The interconnection of music between generations

• The blending of Asian and American pop sounds

• The integration of sound between people playing instruments; no one playing louder than another person

Match the following

• Somali poetry, combines many small poems

• Onda grupera

• Somali form of poetry that has 4 lines

• Balwo

• Mexican narrative ballad genre

• Corrido

• umbrella term for music played by bands

• Heello