WorksheetsIndian Classical Music OCR GCSE
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is a Raga?
A bull used in fighting
A fixed scale, sometimes different going up and down
A fixed chord which never changes
A fixed scale that always moves
Ragas are associated with?
Moods, particular times of day/year
Ceremonial occasions
Food
History
Performers play set melodies and also improvise using the
(a)
What is a Sitar?
An Indian piano
A small animal
Stringed instrument played sat down
A woodwind instrument
How do you play a Sitar?
Bowed
Plucked
Slide
Sing
What is a Sarangi?
Stringed instrument
Woodwind instrument
Brass instrument
Indian piano
How do you play a Sarangi?
Plucked
Bowed
Slide
Sing
What is a Tala?
A chord
A strummed instrument
Rhythm cycles
Indian piano
The Tala is repeated throughout the piece?
True
False
How many strings does a Sitar have?
20
24
10
2
The Sitar player can pull the strings to create
a modulation
Pitch bends
A chord
A tala
What is the Tampura?
An Indian piano
A stringed instrument
A woodwind instrument
An Indian flute
What is the role of the Tampura?
To play the drone
To play the rhythm
To play chords
To play a solo
What are Tablas?
A big drum
An Indian flute
Small pair of hand drums
An Indian piano
The harmonium is...
An Indian piano
An Indian flute
A stringed instrument
A keyboard instrument powered by a hand air pump
What is the Bansuri?
An Indian piano
An Indian flute
An Indian violin
An Indian drum
There a (blank) sections in an Indian piece of music
4
1
8
12
Name one section of an Indian piece of music (Structure question)
(a)
What is the purpose of the Alap section?
Coda
Introduction
Ending
Middle section
Describe the Alap section
Strict melodies with a strong beat
A strong sense of beat
No sense of beat, freely improvised
Very fast
Describe the Jhor section
Faster than the Alap. Music becomes more rhythmical and less free
Much slower than the Alap
Very fast, becomes very polyphonic
Doesn't change
Describe the Jhala section
The ending
Doesn't change
Much faster, building excitement
Much slower
Describe the Gat section
Doesn't change
Lots of improvisation and call and response
Monophonic and very slow
Much slower than the Jhor section
What is the term given to the rhythm used in this music?
Gat
Tala
Raga
Alap
What is the term given to the note pattern on which the melody is based?
Raga
Tala
Gat
Alap
Write 4 features of the music that are typical of this style
