Music and Arts 8 - Q2

It is a traditional Chinese song with a beautifully gentle and lyrical melody. The lyrics about the Jasmine flower also turn it into a love song.

• Shamisen

• Odaiko

• Mo Li Hua

• Koto

_______ is also called big drum. The physical energy and sheer excitement of this instrument is an integral part of many Japanese matsuri(festivals).

• Odaiko

• Tsuridaiko

• Tsuzumi

• Taiko

_________ is an hourglass-shape and is held on the right shoulder and the player alters the tone by squeezing the laces.

• Odaiko

• Tsuridaiko

• Tsuzumi

• Taiko

It is a large hanging barrel drum.

• Odaiko

• Tsuridaiko

• Tsuzumi

• Taiko

It refers to a Japanese drum that comes in various sizes and is used to play a variety of musical genres.

• Odaiko

• Tsuridaiko

• Tsuzumi

• Taiko

It is a 13-string zither, about two meters long and made of Paulownia wood. It is plucked using picks on the thumb and first two fingers of the right hand, while the left hand can be used to modify pitch and tone.

• Biwa

• Shamisen

• Shinobue

• Koto

It refers to a Japanese short-necked fretted lute, often used in narrative storytelling. It is also the chosen instrument of Benten, the goddess of music, eloquence, poetry, and education in Japanese Shinto.

• Biwa

• Shamisen

• Shinobue

• Koto

_________ is a plucked stringed instrument. Its construction follows a model like that of a guitar or a banjo, employing a neck, and strings stretched across a resonating body.

• Biwa

• Shamisen

• Shinobue

• Koto

_________ also called takebue (in the context of Japanese traditional arts) is a Japanese transverse flute or fue that has a high-pitched sound.

• Biwa

• Shamisen

• Shinobue

• Koto

________ is an ancient Chinese instrument that has an arched surface and an elongated trapezoid with 13 to 21 strings stretched over individual bridges.

• Erhu

• Zheng

• Changgo

• Koto