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WorksheetsMusic of South America Review
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a style in which one musician plays a rhythm or series of notes and another musician or group of musician responds?
The clap back
Audition
Call and Response
What is a skill in which musicians make up music on the spot?
Ice dancing
Improvisation
Opera
What is an example from Brazil of more dancelike music?
Gumbo
Samba
Interpretive dance
Where did the native people of Brazil reside?
The rainforest
The desert
The ocean
What kind of music was born out of samba and has a slower pace and a more jazzy feel?
Bossa Nova
The Can Can
The waltz
What is the festival that happens in Brazil which is known for its parades, costumes, vibrant colors, and music?
Royal Blues
Carnival
Festive Overture
What are the 2 types of music that came from Columbia? (choose 2!)
Cumbia music
Joropo music
Jambalaya music
What kind of music from Columbia came from the African custom of courtship dancing?
Violin music
Cumbia music
Joropo music
What kind of music came from Columbia and is typically led by the harp and is also based on a dance?
Joropo music
Cumbia music
Ballet
Which South American country has music influenced by the people of the Andes mountains and their instruments?
Puerto Rico
Argentina
Peru
What is a polyrhythm?
Two or more rhythms are performed at the same time
A steady beat
A rhythm used by roly-poly bugs to move
