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Music Instruments of Africa & Latin American

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is composed of a wooden board with attached metal tines of graduated sizes. adding resonator like a calabash can increase its volume

a)

Kora

b)

Mbira

c)

Musical bow

d)

Zeze

2.

It is a West African xylophone. It is a pitched percussion instrument with bars made from logs or bamboo

a)

Agogo

b)

Balafon

c)

Charango

d)

Djembe

3.

It is made from bamboo tubes, but can also be made from condor feather, bone, and any materials. It is a split across two row pipes

a)

Charango

b)

Quena

c)

Siku

d)

Wooden Tarka

4.

It is made from the horn of kudu antelope. It can release a mellow and warm sound that adds a unique African accent to music.

a)

Panpipes

b)

Reed pipes

c)

Kudu Horn

d)

Whistles

5.

It consists of cane pipes of different lengths tied in a row. They are blown across the top, each producing a different note.

a)

Kudu Horn

b)

Pan pipes

c)

Reed pipes

d)

Whistles

6.

Its size is like ukelele and is a smaller version of mandolin, imitating the early guitar and flute brought by the Spaniards. It can produce bright sounds and often used to serenade in Southern Peru.

a)

Charango

b)

Quena

c)

Siku

d)

Wooden Tarka

7.

It is a type of gourd and shell megaphone from West Africa, consisting of a dried gourd with beads woven into a net covering the gourd.

a)

Agogo

b)

Balafon

c)

Djembe

d)

Shekere

8.

Originated from the Arabic states, its shape is like a modern guitar and played in a similar technique. It has a resonating body, a neck, and one more string that stretch across the length of its body and neck.

a)

Kora

b)

Lute

c)

Zither

d)

Zeze

9.

It is made of wood opened at the bottom and standing on the three legs cut from the base. Its top membrane of stretched animal skin is beaten by the hand or wooden mallet.

a)

Huehueti

b)

Rasp

c)

Teponaztli

d)

Whistles

10.

It is a hand percussion instrument whose sound is produced by scraping a stick and has a series of indentations or notches with another stick, creating rattling effects.

a)

Concha

b)

Huehueti

c)

Rasp

d)

Whistles