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WorksheetsLatin American Music
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What does syncopated mean?
Rhythms emphasizing the upbeats
Rhythms with eighth notes
Rhythms that use only downbeats
Rhythms that are slow
What is a gaucho?
American cowboys
Argentinian cowboys that sing folk songs
Native Mexicans
Street Musicians
What is a mariachi?
Mexican cowboys
Mexican street musicians
Cuban street musicians
Mexican dancers
Latin music is a combination of music from the following people:
Native people, African, Spanish and Portuguese
Native people, Italian, German and African
Portuguese, French, Chinese, and Japanese
French, Polish, Irish, and Italian
What is a "Conquistador"?
A conqueror
A friendly explorer
A native person
A family member
What kind of flutes are most used?
Ocarinas, panpipes and quenas
Oboes, clarinets and saxophones
Quenas, oboes and transverse
transverse and end-blown
What is an ocarina
A clay whistle
A transverse flute
An end-blown flute
An oboe
What are panpipes?
A mouth organ using a variety of pipes
A clay whistle
A notched flute
A transverse flute
What is a quena?
A clay whistle
A mouth organ with a variety of pipes
A notched flute
A transverse flute
What is a marimba?
An idiophone similar to the xylophone
A membranophone similar to the bongo drums
An aerophone similar to the ocarina
A chordophone similar to the guitar
Native South and Central Americans believe music is a _____.
fun activity
civic responsibility
chore
needless activity
Inca music masters are called _____.
Mariachi
Amautas
Gauchos
Brother
Music along ________________ was isolated from other influences.
the Amazon River
the Mexican border
the Brazilian border
the Andes Mountains
What kind of drums were used for signaling along the Amazon River?
Congas
Bongos
Djembes
Slit Drums
What two things did the Spaniards and Portuguese quickly spread over Latin America?
social dancing and guitars
ceremonies and guitars
politics and social dancing
competitive dancing and politics
There were originally almost no _____ used in Latin cultures.
Aerophones
Chordophones
Membranophones
Idiophones
Mestizo music is music of those _______________.
of mixed blood
of trained musicians
of amateur musicians
of conquistadors
What two characteristics of Latin music were due to the influence of African slaves?
Melodies, Rhythms
Rhythms, Call and Response
Instruments, singing
Dynamics, Tempo
Where did many European artists perform before going to New York?
Mexico City, Mexico
Havana, Cuba
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
San Juan, Puerto Rico
In Peru, what Incan scale did they use?
7-tone
5-tone
3-tone
9-tone
What two kind of dances show flamenco roots?
tango, zapateado
cha cha, tango
zapateado, rumba
salsa, rumba
What Mexican song and dance form features simple outline accompaniment filled with improvisation?
zapateado
tango
zarzuela
cumbia
What kind of drum accompanies the cumbia?
conga
bongo
tambor mayor
quica
________ is an exibition dance that features a single pair of dancers doing flashy moves.
Cumbia
Zarzuela
Bullerengue
Zapateado
The ________ is a Colombian dance in which the man and the lady move as if they were in a knife duel.
Cumbia
Zarzuela
Tango
Juga
________________ is a farewell lullaby.
Zarzuela
Arrullo
Velorio
Juga
_______ is a style of music that combines the marimba, African drumming, East Indian/Chinese percussion sounds and a simple oil drum.
Calypso
Zapateado
Zarzuela
Mariachi
What country is popular for calypso music and use of the steel drum?
Trinidad
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Brazil
