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Music of India

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How big is India?

a)

largest country in the world

b)

3rd largest country in the world

c)

7th largest country in the world

d)

smallest country in the world

2.

How has Indian music been passed down?

a)

written notation

b)

oral tradition

c)

calligraphy

d)

recordings

3.

What is an indian music teacher called?

a)

father

b)

teacher

c)

guru

d)

sitar

4.

Which of the following is not a traditional Indian instrument

a)

sitar

b)

nagaswaram

c)

mridangam

d)

tabla

e)

adungu

5.

Click on the picture in Slide 6 to watch the video. What is the first thing the artist does?

a)

speaks the rhythm

b)

plays a traditional rhythm

c)

describes what a tabla is

d)

tunes his tablas

6.

Click on the picture in Slide 7 and watch the video. What does the artist do in within the first 2 minutes of the video

a)

slows down

b)

speeds up

c)

holds out a really long note

d)

plays the same rhythm over and over again

7.

What are the second layer strings on a sitar called?

a)

apostolic strings

b)

empathetic strings

c)

apathetic strings

d)

sympathetic strings

8.

Click on the picture in slide 8 to watch the video. Other than the artist, how many people appear in the video within the first minute?

a)

2

b)

none

c)

1

d)

4

9.

Click on the picture in Slide 9 to watch the video. How old does the artist say the drum is?

a)

almost 100 years old

b)

almost 2000 years old

c)

almost 900 years old

d)

almost 1500 years old

10.

Besides religion, what is a major contributor to music culture in India?

a)

industrial instrument movements

b)

museums

c)

music schools

d)

the movie industry