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WorksheetsMusic of India
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What region is this music from?
a)
India - Classical
b)
India - Bollywood
c)
Indonesia
d)
The Middle East
2.
What region is this music from?
a)
India - Classical
b)
India - Bollywood
c)
Indonesia
d)
The Middle East
3.
What region is this music from?
a)
India - Classical
b)
India - Bollywood
c)
Indonesia
d)
The Middle East
4.
What instrument do you hear?
a)
Sitar
b)
Tanpura
c)
Tabla
d)
Shehnai
5.
What instrument do you hear?
a)
Sitar
b)
Tanpura
c)
Tabla
d)
Shehnai
6.
What instrument do you hear?
a)
Sitar
b)
Tanpura
c)
Tabla
d)
Shehnai
7.
What instrument do you hear?
a)
Sitar
b)
Tanpura
c)
Tabla
d)
Shehnai
8.
How many people live in India?
a)
280 Million
b)
2.46 Billion
c)
1.39 Billion
d)
330 Million
9.
Which country has more people than India?
a)
China
b)
United States
c)
Indonesia
d)
Russia
10.
What defines an Aerophone?
a)
The air moving through the instrument vibrates to produce sound.
b)
The whole instrument vibrates ot produce sound.
c)
The instrument's membrane vibrates to produce sound.
d)
The strings vibrate to produce sound.
e)
Electronic components are required to produce sound.
11.
What defines an Idiophone?
a)
The air moving through the instrument vibrates to produce sound.
b)
The whole instrument vibrates ot produce sound.
c)
The instrument's membrane vibrates to produce sound.
d)
The strings vibrate to produce sound.
e)
Electronic components are required to produce sound.
12.
What defines an Membranophone?
a)
The air moving through the instrument vibrates to produce sound.
b)
The whole instrument vibrates ot produce sound.
c)
The instrument's membrane vibrates to produce sound.
d)
The strings vibrate to produce sound.
e)
Electronic components are required to produce sound.
13.
What defines an Chordophone?
a)
The air moving through the instrument vibrates to produce sound.
b)
The whole instrument vibrates ot produce sound.
c)
The instrument's membrane vibrates to produce sound.
d)
The strings vibrate to produce sound.
e)
Electronic components are required to produce sound.
14.
What defines an Electrophone?
a)
The air moving through the instrument vibrates to produce sound.
b)
The whole instrument vibrates ot produce sound.
c)
The instrument's membrane vibrates to produce sound.
d)
The strings vibrate to produce sound.
e)
Electronic components are required to produce sound.
15.
Which religion is most popular in India?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Christianity
16.
How many official languages does the United States have?
a)
22
b)
0
c)
350
d)
1
17.
Which two types of music make up Indian Classical Music?
a)
Hindustani
b)
Karnatak
c)
Bollywood
d)
Gamelan
18.
When did the two types of Indian Classical Music separate from each other?
a)
1800s
b)
1200s
c)
1200 years ago
d)
1800 years ago
19.
Which definition best describes Raga?
a)
A connector between notes.
b)
The tonic note.
c)
The placement of notes in time and rhythm.
d)
An Indian scale or set of notes used to create melodic content.
20.
Which definition best describes Tala?
a)
A connector between notes.
b)
The tonic note.
c)
The placement of notes in time and rhythm.
d)
An Indian scale or set of notes used to create melodic content.
21.
Which definition best describes Sa?
a)
A connector between notes.
b)
The tonic note.
c)
The placement of notes in time and rhythm.
d)
An Indian scale or set of notes used to create melodic content.
22.
Which definition best describes Gamaka?
a)
A connector between notes.
b)
The tonic note.
c)
The placement of notes in time and rhythm.
d)
An Indian scale or set of notes used to create melodic content.
23.
Which definition best describes the Gamaka Jaaru?
a)
A slide between notes.
b)
A wavy sound between notes.
c)
Extra force between two notes of the same pitch.
d)
A faster extra force between two notes of the same pitch.
24.
Which definition best describes the Gamaka Kampitam?
a)
A slide between notes.
b)
A wavy sound between notes.
c)
Extra force between two notes of the same pitch.
d)
A faster extra force between two notes of the same pitch.
25.
Which definition best describes the Gamaka Janta Swara?
a)
A slide between notes.
b)
A wavy sound between notes.
c)
Extra force between two notes of the same pitch.
d)
A faster extra force between two notes of the same pitch.
26.
Which definition best describes the Gamaka Spuritam?
a)
A slide between notes.
b)
A wavy sound between notes.
c)
Extra force between two notes of the same pitch.
d)
A faster extra force between two notes of the same pitch.
27.
The Tanpura is a...
a)
Chordophone
b)
Aerophone
c)
Membranophone
d)
Idiophone
e)
Electrophone
28.
The Sitar is a...
a)
Chordophone
b)
Aerophone
c)
Membranophone
d)
Idiophone
e)
Electrophone
29.
The Tabla is a...
a)
Chordophone
b)
Aerophone
c)
Membranophone
d)
Idiophone
e)
Electrophone
30.
The Shehnai is an...
a)
Chordophone
b)
Aerophone
c)
Membranophone
d)
Idiophone
e)
Electrophone
31.
Which Indian instrument is considered a drone instrument?
a)
Tabla
b)
Sitar
c)
Gamelan
d)
Tanpura
32.
What are the names of the two drums that make up the Tabla?
a)
Tabla Kai & Tabla Mai
b)
Romulus & Remus
c)
Jim & Tim
d)
Daya & Baya
33.
Which languages does the word for Tabla come from?
a)
Ancient Greek & Turkish
b)
German & Japanese
c)
English & Spanish
d)
Arabic & Persian
34.
Which instrument has sympathetic strings?
a)
Shehnai
b)
Bodhran
c)
Tabla
d)
Sitar
35.
Why does the Sitar need movable frets?
a)
So they can be removed as a player gets better at playing without them.
b)
So it can match the human voice better.
c)
So they can be taken off and cleaned once a year.
d)
So it can be more finely tuned to specific Ragas.
36.
Which two 1960s rock bands used the Sitar and made it popular worldwide?
a)
The Animals and the Norwegian Wood
b)
The Rolling Stones and the Animals
c)
The Beatles and the Norwegian Wood
d)
The Beatles and the Rolling Stones
37.
When might the Shehnai be played?
a)
When an innocent is sacrificed
b)
To announce the arrival of the King
c)
Marriages and Religious Ceremonies
d)
At bath time
38.
Which Middle Eastern instrument is the Shehnai most similar to?
a)
Aulos
b)
Saz
c)
Riq
d)
Rhaita
39.
Which Javanese word forms the root of the word Gamelan?
a)
Mela
b)
Amel
c)
Elan
d)
Gamel
40.
What is a Gamelan?
a)
A place to eat watermelon.
b)
An arcade.
c)
A place to gamble.
d)
A percussion ensmeble.
41.
What material are most gamelan instruments made from?
a)
Ice
b)
Plastic
c)
Wood
d)
Metal
42.
How old is the tradition of Gamelan Music?
a)
400 years
b)
200 years
c)
1600 years
d)
1800 years
43.
Where was Gamelan originally found?
a)
The Middle East
b)
Australia
c)
India
d)
Indonesia
44.
Which two types of Gamelan did we talk about in class?
a)
Sundanese & Chinese
b)
Sundanese & Javanese
c)
Balinese & Sundanese
d)
Javanese & Balinese
45.
What is a major focus of Balinese Gamelan?
a)
Praising the gods.
b)
Destroying the instruments.
c)
The cooperation required between the players.
d)
Keeping the King happy.
46.
What would be the result of mixing Gamelan instruments that were tuned differently?
a)
Very dissonant, unpleasant music.
b)
The birth of a new style of music.
c)
Explosions.
d)
People might go deaf.
47.
Do Gamelan musicians typically own their own instruments?
a)
No
b)
Yes
48.
When was a system for writing Gamelan music created?
a)
In the 1800s
b)
In the 200s
c)
200 years ago
d)
1800 years ago
49.
About how many years did Gamelan music exist without any system of writing the music down?
a)
1600
b)
1800
c)
200
d)
400
50.
Is this instrument part of a Gamelan?
a)
Yes
b)
No
51.
Is this instrument part of a Gamelan?
a)
Yes
b)
No
52.
Is this instrument part of a Gamelan?
a)
Yes
b)
No
53.
Is this instrument part of a Gamelan?
a)
Yes
b)
No
54.
Is this instrument part of a Gamelan?
a)
Yes
b)
No
55.
Is this instrument part of a Gamelan?
a)
Yes
b)
No
56.
Is this instrument part of a Gamelan?
a)
Yes
b)
No
57.
Is this instrument part of a Gamelan?
a)
Yes
b)
No
58.
List 3 similarities between Hindustani music and Karnatak music. Please write 3 complete sentences with good spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4 lines
59.
List 3 differences between Hindustani music and Karnatak music. Please write 3 complete sentences with good spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4 lines
60.
Within Javanese Gamelan there are two types of ensembles. Describe both, stating who plays in each type of ensemble and what types of events each ensemble performs for. Please write in complete sentences with good spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
4 lines
61.
List 4 activities that Balinese Gamelan might accompany.
4 lines
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