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WorksheetsSamba Drumming
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Identify the instrument.
Surdo
Caixa
Repenique
Ganza
Samba originated in which country?
Mexico
Jamaica
Columbia
Brazil
Identify the instrument.
Agogo Bells
Caixa
Ganza
Cowbells
What is the annual Brazilian festival which marks the beginning of Lent and has a big parade competition?
Mardi Gras
Carousel
Caracas
Carnival
Identify the instrument.
Repinique
Surdo
Caixa
Timbal
Identify the instrument.
Timbal
Caixa
Surdo
Timbal
Name the purpose-built parade area built for Carnival.
Samba City
Sambadrome
Carnival Cross
Samba Route
Identify the instrument.
Tambourim
Tambourine
Tamboura
Surdo
Which group of people was NOT a cultural influence of Samba.
Africans
Portuguese
Brazilian Aboriginals (original inhabitants)
Spanish
Identify the instrument.
Ganza
Timbal
Surdo
Tambourim
Which section of a Samba performance involves a polyrhythm with repeated patterns?
Main Groove
Break
Outro
Chorus
What is a polyrhythm?
A girl rhythm
Call and reponse
A repeated pattern
Two or more rhythms played at the same time
What ends a Samba performance?
Intro
Exit
Main Groove
Outro
What sits between the two main grooves in a Samba Performance?
Chair
Pause
Break
Rest
What is syncopation?
Playing at the same time
Playing off, or between, the beats
A type of groove
A Samba instrument
What is the Brazilian city that hosts Carnival?
Brio
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Jamaica
Madrid
What is the correct order of a Samba performance?
Intro, Main Groove, Break, Main Groove, Outro
Outro, Main Groove, Break, Main Groove, Intro
Main Groove, Break, Main Groove, Intro, Outro
Intro, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Outro
Where do the students selected from the favelas go to study samba?
Samba Villages
Samba Study Areas
Samba Schools
Charter Schools
Identify the instrument.
Timbal
Ganza
Conga
Surdo
The repinique often plays alone and is followed by the rest of the Samba group. What is this called?
Call and Answer
Solo and Ensemble
Call and Response
Solo and Response
What language to the Brazilian people speak?
Timbal
Portuguese
Spanish
French
Band whistle
Apito
String
Tambourine
The leader of the bateria (samba band) often plays which two instruments.
Apito and ganza
Repinique and ganza
Apito and surdo
Apito and repinique
What is a bateria?
Mallets
A samba band
Dancing
Samba singers
What is the most important role of the surdo?
To lead the call and response
To not make any mistakes in the groove
To be louder than the other instruments
To maintain a steady beat to keep the band together
