Percussion Instruments and Latin Music Vocab Quiz

What is the rhythmic basis of much Afro-Cuban, Antillian, and Brazilian music?

• Bongo

• Clave

• Guiro

• Maracas

Which instrument is described as a pair of hardwood, cylindrical sticks used to play clave rhythms?

• Claves

• Conga

• Bongo

• Shekere

The Guiro is a percussion instrument made from which material?

• Metal

• Plastic

• Wood

• Gourd

What is SALSA?

• good with chips

• A two-measure rhythmic pattern

• A Latin ballad

• A contemporary word for hot, up-tempo, creative Latin music

MERENGUE is a dance form originating from which country?

• Cuba

• Brazil

• Dominican Republic

• Puerto Rico

What is a SHEKERE?

• A type of drum

• A pair of sticks

• A rattle

• A ballad

What do MARACAS have inside them?

• beans

• sand

• boba

• magic

what is a BOLERO?

• bowling

• A fast Ballad

• a slow Ballad

• bull fighters

what is a CONGA also known as?

• Big Boom

• Bongos

• Tumbadora

• Toomba

What are bongos?

• One big drum

• Two separate same sized drums

• A small double drum

• Drums that should be played with a mallet