WorksheetsMusic from Around the World
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of these non-European countries inherit lots of musical influence from a European country?
Colombia
Turkey
Canada
Mongolia
In our class, we learnt about two clefs. What are these two clefs called?
Clef palate and clef handed
Treble clef and bass clef
Alto clef and baritone clef
Why did Christians develop what is now known to be the music notation system (how we write music on paper?)
To audition church choir singers
To include it in the Bible, as seen in the book of Psalms
To boast that Christians are great singers
To make sure that songs are sung the same way in faraway places
Name one kingdom in the United Kingdom that is known for music played with bagpipes? (Two kingdoms are accepted)
(a)
The front of the body of the Chinese violin (called 二胡 "erhu") is made of the skin of which animal?
(a)
Which country's music has had a lot of influence from Latin American and Spanish cultures?
French Polynesia
Thailand
The Philippines
The U.S.A.
Which culture's music involve throat singing?
(a)
When we travelled to Korea and Japan, we saw music enjoyed in all of the situations below EXCEPT:
Television shows
Concerts
Political campaigns
Dance
Which instrument (or type of instrument) especially stands out when you listen to South Asian (Indian) and Middle Eastern music?
The snake
The drum
The violin
The harp
Which culture did we find children competing in chanting the words from their religion's holy book?
Mongolia (Buddhism)
The Iberian Peninsula (Catholicism)
The Middle East (Islam)
Romania (Orthodox Christianity)
In your opinion, which country or region's music sounded most different from the music you are used to listening?
