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Malaysian Music 1: The Ultimate Challenge Gamelan

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what does gongan 4-bit stand for?

a)

This piece has 4 beats in one gong cycle

b)

This piece has 4 notes in one bar

c)

This piece has 4 beats for the entire piece

d)

The gong does not play on the end of the 4 beat cycle

2.

What is a Buka?

a)

The opening section

b)

The point the musicians enter the stage

c)

The indication of the metronome marking

d)

A title of a piece

3.

Which instrument plays at the last beat that is circled

a)

Kenong

b)

Gong Agung

c)

Gong Suwukan

d)

Kempol

4.

What is the note value for these notes

a)

Whole note

b)

eighth notes

c)

quarter notes

d)

sixteenth note

5.

What does the dots above the notes mean?

a)

It should be played detached

b)

The notes must be sustained

c)

It should be played in a higher register

d)

It must be played slightly delayed

6.

what the image represents

a)

gendang timbres

b)

notation for gendang

c)

the lyrics for the gamelan score

d)

it's the sounds that you make when you are frustrated

7.

What is the note value for this beat

a)

eight-note

b)

quarter note

c)

sixteenth note

d)

half note

8.

Which of the following is true for the picture

a)

The image shows the score for the kenong

b)

The first half is played with eight notes and the second half with quarter notes.

c)

there is no rests in the score

d)

The lines on the first half indicate that the notes must be sustained longer.

9.

Which instrument plays the Buka in this piece

a)

Gambang

b)

Kenong

c)

Bonang

d)

Saron

10.

What does the letter N here represents?

a)

It marks the end of a piece

b)

It means the kenong should play on this note

c)

It shows that gong suwukan should play this note

d)

It is there for the kenong player to improvise at this beat

11.

what does the slashes mean in the third row?

a)

The note should play a tremolo

b)

The performer plays both the higher and the lower register note

c)

The note should be played slightly delayed

d)

The note should be played with extra passion

12.

What does the dot below the note mean

a)

The player plays the note in the higher register

b)

The player plays the note in the lower register

c)

The player plays the note detached

d)

There is a pause in between notes

13.

What does the dot supposed to mean?

a)

It means that you can play any note you choose at that dot

b)

It is an eight-note rest

c)

It indicates the first half of the music

d)

It indicates a change of tempo

14.

What happens during the suwuk

a)

It indicates that it is the end of the piece

b)

It should be played gradually getting slower

c)

It should be played gradually getting louder

d)

It will end with the gong agong that marks the end of the cycle

15.

Which of the following is not a time keeper

a)

Gambang

b)

Kenong

c)

Gong Agong

d)

Saron

16.

Which of the insteruments usually plays the Buka melody?

a)

Bonang

b)

Gong Agong

c)

Gambang

d)

Saron Pekin

17.

What can you tell me about this excerpt

a)

The saron pekin plays double of the main melody

b)

It is a full written out score for the whole performers

c)

the Bonang playes nore ornamentation

d)

The gong agong plays on the last beat

18.

Which of the following plays the main melody

a)

Saron Baron

b)

Saron Pekin

c)

Saron Demung

d)

Gender

19.

What is the dance genre that the gamelan ensemble accompanies

a)

Joget Gamelan

b)

Inang Gameln

c)

Zapin Gamelan

d)

Rentak Gamelan

20.

Which instrument uses this mallet?

a)

Gambang

b)

Kenong

c)

Bonang

d)

Saron Pekin

21.

Which of the following was NOT a court genre

a)

Nobat

b)

Joget Gamelan

c)

Terinai

d)

Awang Batil

22.

Which instrument uses these mallets

a)

Bonang Barung

b)

Saron Baron

c)

Bonang Penerus

d)

Saron Pekin

23.

Which empire did the Gamelan Melayu originated?

a)

Riau-Lingga

b)

Sri Vijaya

c)

Chola

d)

Majapahit

24.

Which of the following are the characteristics of Che Zubedah's Gamelan?

a)

The manner of how the sarungs were tied

b)

The unusual headdress

c)

The use of Chinese folk songs in one of the repertoire

d)

The use of Chinese language in the lyrics of the song

25.

Which city in Pahang did the Royal wedding of Tengku Hussin of Sultan Abdul Rahman and Wan Esah of Bendahara Wan Ali in 1811 take place?

(a)