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Raga recap quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name this instrument.

a)

Tabla

b)

Mridanga

c)

Khartal

d)

Pungi

2.

What continent is India from?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Antarctica

3.

What is the table language for rhythm called?

a)

Tala

b)

Raga

c)

Rala

d)

Taga

4.

What is this instrument called?

a)

Sitar

b)

Shehnai

c)

Raga

d)

Tabla

5.

What is the name of the opening section of a traditional raga?

(a)  

6.

What is the name of the drums that usually accompany the raga?

a)

tanpura

b)

tabla

c)

snare

d)

djembe

7.

What is the name for the middle section of a raga which usually has a repeated melodic phrase?

a)

Alap

b)

Jhor

c)

Jhala

d)

Tal

8.

What is the name of the fast improvised section at the end of a raga?

a)

Jhala

b)

Tal

c)

Jhor

d)

Alap

9.

What does Raga mean in sanskrit?

a)

music

b)

melody

c)

colour

d)

flavour

10.

What is a raga?

a)

A set of notes that a performer improvises from

b)

A fixed melody

c)

An instrument

d)

A rhythm used in Raga Music

11.

What instruments would you expect to hear in Raga Music? (Check all the relevant instruments)

a)

Tanpura

b)

Sitar

c)

Drumkit

d)

Tabla

e)

Trumpet

12.

What is the name of the accompanying sound that often sits underneath a raga melody?

a)

Bass

b)

Tal

c)

Veena

d)

Drone

13.

Raga music originates from which country?

(a)  

14.

Raga music can be named after...

a)

A season

b)

A time of day

c)

A mood

d)

A special occasion

15.

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

16.

What type of scale is often used in Indian music?

a)

Pentatonic Scale

b)

Major Scale

c)

Minor Scale

d)

Blues Scale

17.

What is the name of the collection of 8 families of instruments, each named around a material?

a)

bā yīn

b)

zì rán

c)

yīn yuè

d)

yí biǎo

18.

I am part of the Bamboo family and closely resemble a flute - what am i?

a)

Xiao

b)

Arghul

c)

Piccolo

d)

Dizi

19.

I am part of the silk family and resemble a mandolin, guitar. I am traditionally 3 foot, 5 inches long and have 4 strings - all these numbers having significance to nature. What am I?

a)

Sheng

b)

Guqin

c)

Lute

d)

Pipa

20.

A lot of Chinese classical music is about connecting with...

(a)  

21.

What is the typical style of bass in blues and Rock N' Roll music?

a)

Slap Bass

b)

Walking Bass

c)

Syncopated bass

22.

What type of rhythm is typical in blues music?

a)

Swing

b)

Skipped

c)

Running

d)

Syncopated

23.

What is it called when a musician makes up music on the spot?

a)

Sight reading

b)

Improvisation

c)

Planned

d)

Made up music

24.

What is the name of the popular musical structure used in Blues music?

a)

Walking bass Line

b)

Improvisation

c)

12 Bar Blues

d)

Chords.

25.

What notes are used for improvisation?

a)

G, F# and E

b)

The Blues Scale

c)

Black Notes

d)

A Major Scale