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World Music

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the most popular membranophone instrument in Africa?

a)

Djembe - Shaped like a goblet with a membrane over the top

b)

Kalungu - called the "talking drum" with strings that change the pitch of the drum head

c)

Taiko - large barrel shaped drum with thick sticks

d)

Cajon - wooden box

2.

Which Japanese chordophone is sounds similar to a harp?

a)

Guitarron - large string instrument used in mariachi bands to lead

b)

Shamisen - 3 stringed guitar with a membrane

c)

Charango - small guitar with large next for 10 strings

d)

Koto - 13 string zither

3.

Which aerophone instrument is popular in Latin America and is often called a pan flute.

a)

Siku - multiple bamboo reeds of different lengths for a variety of pitches

b)

Shakuhachi - single bamboo blown on the end with 4-5 holes to change pitch

c)

Mbira - wooden body with metal tongues of various lengths - often called a thumb piano

d)

Shekere - gourd with shells or beads strung around to create a sound when shaken

4.

What is the membranophone used in a large group of drummers for rituals and celebrations in Japan?

a)

Djembe - Shaped like a goblet with a membrane over the top

b)

Kalungu - called the "talking drum" with strings that change the pitch of the drum head

c)

Taiko - large barrel shaped drum with thick sticks

d)

Cajon - wooden box

5.

Which Latin American instrument is used to lead Mariachi bands?

a)

Guitarron - large string instrument used in mariachi bands

b)

Shamisen - 3 stringed guitar with a membrane

c)

Charango - small guitar with large next for 10 strings

d)

Koto - 13 string zither

6.

Which idiophone instrument is used as a solo instrument in many African countries?

a)

Siku - multiple bamboo reeds of different lengths for a variety of pitches

b)

Shakuhachi - single bamboo blown on the end with 4-5 holes to change pitch

c)

Mbira - wooden body with metal tongues of various lengths - often called a thumb piano

d)

Shekere - gourd with shells or beads strung around to create a sound when shaken

7.

What is the idiophone instrument used by a single person sitting on it to play the sides in many Latin American countries?

a)

Djembe - Shaped like a goblet with a membrane over the top

b)

Kalungu - called the "talking drum" with strings that change the pitch of the drum head

c)

Taiko - large barrel shaped drum with thick sticks

d)

Cajon - wooden box

8.

Which Japanese instrument is both a membranophone and chordophone instrument?

a)

Guitarron - large string instrument used in mariachi bands

b)

Shamisen - 3 stringed guitar with a membrane

c)

Charango - small guitar with large next for 10 strings

d)

Koto - 13 string zither

9.

Which aerophone instrument is popular in Japan and often called a Japanese flute?

a)

Siku - multiple bamboo reeds of different lengths for a variety of pitches

b)

Shakuhachi - single bamboo blown on the end with 4-5 holes to change pitch

c)

Mbira - wooden body with metal tongues of various lengths - often called a thumb piano

d)

Shekere - gourd with shells or beads strung around to create a sound when shaken

10.

Which membranophone instrument can be used in some places of Africa for communicating over distance?

a)

Djembe - Shaped like a goblet with a membrane over the top

b)

Kalungu - called the "talking drum" with strings that change the pitch of the drum head

c)

Taiko - large barrel shaped drum with thick sticks

d)

Cajon - wooden box