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WorksheetsAfrican Music
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
This week's focus was on the music of ______ Africa
North
South
East
West
African music is mainly an oral tradition which means
It is kept in a library
It is not written down
It is performed while someone is brushing their teeth.
African music is played/sung at gatherings and special events such as (Check all that apply)
Honoring the dead
Marriage and childbirth
Political activities
Work and hunting
In music, call and response means that the _________often improvises a solo and the group response is usually a set pattern or chorus.
leader
follower
Call and response carries over into American forms of music such as blues and (a)
In addition to drumming, string, and wind sounds, African music uses different materials to create a raspy, or buzzing quality. This is an example of
Dynamics
Timbre
Tempo
Rhythm
The instrument, the KORA is also know as the
African Harp
Talking Drum
African Flute
Slide Whistle
Which African instrument was your favorite to listen to?
Kora
Talking drum
Djembe
Cajon
A _________ is 2 or more rhythms occurring at the same time and can feel unstable to the listener.
Beat
Pitch
Polyrhythm
Tempo
In the quote that started the African music presentation, we hear from Nelson Mandela. He says that African music is uplifting, even though it tells a sad tale.
He says that African music gives people ______
Freedom
Music
Tradition
Hope
