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WorksheetsMusic of Africa
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
What are the two major cultural zones in Africa?
North and South
Islamic and Sub-Saharan
Catholic and Sub-Scandinavia
Desert and Wetlands
What is Antiphonal/Responsorial form?
Clapping/Stomping
Whole group singing
Call/Response
Silent performance
Thoho Mahada can be sung in a
(a)
Kye Kye Kule is a children's song from the Akan people of where?
Kenya
Zambia
Nigeria
Ghana
TUBS is a method of musical notation for polyrhythmic drumming. What does the acronym TUBS stand for?
(a)
What kind of music is Sacred?
Indie
Cultural
Religious
Percussion
What kind of music is Secular?
Non-religious
Catholic
Lutheran
String
In the oral/aural transmission of songs, children learn song "by ear". Another way to say learning "by ear" is learning by
(a)
Check off the types of songs in traditional African culture.
Political Songs
Litigation Songs
Sad Songs
News Songs
Signal Songs
Which instrument is this?
Djembe
Kora
Balafon
Kalimba
What type of music was the Bolon used for?
Before battle and hunting ceremonies
Weddings
Religious ceremonies
Entertainment
Check off the instruments that are made from the calabash
Calabash
Kora
Djembe
Kalimba
Krin
What is a polyrhythm?
Two different instruments playing at the same time
One instrument playing two songs at the same time
More than one rhythm occurring simultaneously
A type of percussion instrument
A continuously repeating rhythmic pattern is an
(a)
What is improvisation?
Call and Response
Performing written music
Performing a sacred dance
Creating music on the spot
Mbombela is a (a) children's game.
The focus of Mbombela is building _______ and _______.
Listening/Learning
Coordination/Timing
Passing Stones/Singing
Dancing/Cooperation
What instrument is this?
Balafon
Bolon
Djembe
Kora
What does the curved neck of the Bolon represent?
A smile
A violin
A sword
A hunter's bow
Which instrument is played on a stand/plinth? (It can also be played on the floor while the performer is cross-legged.)
Krin
Shekere
Kalimba
Djembe
Traditional African music strives to create a balance between (a) and humankind.
Drums are used as a symbol of (a) and/or communication with the supernatural.
Which of the following is true?
There is a clear separation between the audience and performers.
There is little to no separation between the audience and performers.
What is a "Living Newspaper"?
A newspaper with pictures that move
Musicians singing about living
Musicians traveling from village to village to spread current events through song and dance
Musicians staying home to sing about their family
What is ornamentation?
Creating music on the spot
Antiphonal/Responsorial
Multiple rhythms occurring simultaneously
Adding decorative notes to a phrase
