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CYCLE TWO: Music of Asia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many notes are typically make up a scale in Asian music?

a)

5

b)

12

c)

20

d)

8

2.

Rhythmic instruments are more important in Asian music then in Western Music.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The following instruments are percussion instruments popular in Asian Music. What are they called?

a)

Drums

b)

Bongos

c)

Gamelans

d)

Xylophone

4.

Which instruments are popular in Chinese and Japanese culture? (Hint: there are THREE)

a)

Bamboo Flutes

b)

Banjos

c)

Celeste

d)

Horizontal Harps

5.

There are TWO types of Gamelans. One is the Javanese Gamelan. What is the other Gamelan called?

(a)  

6.

What is the following instrument?

a)

Violin

b)

Sitar

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Cello

7.

The Beatles song 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' features features which Indian instrument?

a)

Sitar

b)

Flute

c)

Gamelan

8.

The scale shown is what type of scale?

a)

Major Scale

b)

Jazz Scale

c)

Pentatonic Scale

d)

Minor Chromatic Scale

9.

What is an ostinato?

a)

Lots of layers of sound

b)

A short repeated pattern

c)

An increase in speed

d)

Loud section of music

10.

What does 'Notated' mean?

a)

Music that is written down

b)

Remembering the notes in your head

c)

Improvising music