WorksheetsMUSIC 10 QUIZ
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is not characteristic of African Music?
Ancient
Arias
Diverse
Vast
It is a harp-like instrument in African Music.
Kosika
Kora
Shekere
Mbira
True or False: North African music, which is clearly influenced by Arabic and Islamic tradition.
True
False
True or False: African music, which is found in the South, Central, and sub-Saharan regions of African.
True
False
True or False: It can be found in their social ceremonies such as weddings, child-naming, initiation rites, and burial.
True
False
True or False: African music features strong rhythmic elements with short and simple melodies often repeated over and over.
True
False
True or False: Element in African music is the use of ostinato and call and response form.
True
False
True or False: In call and response, a group would sing or play a musical phrase and another singer or instrumentalist would answer with another phrase.
True
False
True or False: The musical texture in African music is often a result of group voice parts that enter in different moments creating polyphony.
True
False
True or False: Popular African drums are djembe, bougarabou, ashiko, bata drums, and talking drums
True
False
It is a thumb piano.
Kosika
Kora
Shekere
Mbira
It is well-known African Shakers.
Kosika
Kora
Shekere
Mbira
Spirituals and blues continues to evolved into other style such as jazz, rhythm and blues (RnB), and rock and roll, which formed the basis of what is known today as popular music.
True
False
African music spread as a result of colonization and slave trade.
True
False
The blues also talks about oppression and other depressing subjects such as lost love.
True
False
