African Music Quiz

When playing an African drum, which sound is produced by the playing technique shown in the diagram below?

• Bass sound

• Slap sound

• Tone sound

• Muffled sound

Give the names of the African musical instruments shown in the images below.

• Balafon

• Conga

• Kora

• Djembe

Which of the following statements best describes the word SYNCOPATION?

• Staying in time

• Playing "off the beat"

• Accenting

• Playing in harmony

In a piece of music where a leader shouts a question which is answered by members of the tribe, what is the musical name for this?

• Solo performance

• Call and response

• Harmony

• Echo

Some of the rhythms in a piece are repeated over and over. What is the musical name for this?

• Improvisation

• Syncopation

• Ostinato

• Crescendo

Identify the names of the African musical instruments from the options below.

• Djembe

• Balafon

• Xylophone

• Glockenspiel

What is the musical name for rhythms that are repeated over and over?

• Syncopation

• Cyclic Rhythms

• Free Rhythm

• Irregular Rhythms

Give TWO MUSICAL FEATURES used in Extract 2 and describe HOW they are used.

• Cyclic rhythms and Polyrhythms

• Harmony and Melody

• Tempo and Dynamics

• Pitch and Timbre

What is the term for a musical pattern that repeats continuously?

• Harmony

• Ostinato

• Syncopation

• Improvisation

Which of the following best describes the concept of POLYRHYTHM?

• Multiple rhythms played simultaneously

• Rhythm played in unison

• Single rhythm repeated

• Rhythm played in harmony