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Music of India

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the instrumental classification in India? (Check all the appropriate instrumental classification in India.)

a)

Ghan

b)

Avanaddh

c)

Sushir

d)

Chordophone

e)

Membranophone

2.

What is/are the important musical elements in Indian Music?

a)

Timbre and Dynamics

b)

Rhythm and Melody

c)

Texture and Form

d)

Melody and Harmony

3.

What is the Indian term for melody?

a)

Raga

b)

Tala

c)

Drone

d)

Veda

4.

What is the Indian term for rhythm?

a)

Shinto

b)

Raga

c)

Vedic

d)

Tala

5.

How do we define ostinato?

a)

a new musical phrase

b)

end of the music

c)

indicates the dynamics in music

d)

continuous musical phrase or rhythm

6.

It is the regular keeping of beat in Hindustani music.

a)

Mridangam

b)

Santoor

c)

Ghatam

d)

Tabla

7.

Which of the following is/are the characteristics of Carnatic music?

a)

Indigenous

b)

West India

c)

krti-based songs

d)

khyal-based

e)

scope for variation & improvisation

8.

Which of the following is/are the characteristics of Hindustani music?

a)

Persian & Arab influenced

b)

North India

c)

krti-based songs

d)

khyal-based

e)

vocals = instruments

9.

What is the vocal timbre in India?

a)

Chest voice & syllabic

b)

Head Voice with vibrato

c)

Nasal & melismatic

d)

Throaty & guttural

10.

It is a way of singing wherein a syllable is sung in 6 or more different notes.

a)

Syllabic

b)

Neumatic

c)

Melismatic

d)

Operatic