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WorksheetsBeat and Rhythm
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Qonqothwane was performed by a famous South African musician named?
Billy Graham
Miriam Makeba
Eddy Gwala
Thandiswa Mazwai
How many beats are there in Qonqothwane, by Miriam Makeba?
1
3
4
5
Beat is
a complex pattern made up of long and short notes
the regular stressed pulse in a piece of music.
the desire to dance.
Rhythm is
a combination of different sounds
like a person's heart beat.
a more complex pattern that is made up of a combination of long and short notes.
African music is rich in
musical instruments
rhythmic vitality
complex harmonies
drum rhythms
European classical music is rich in
rhythmic vitality.
contrasting rhythmic patterns.
2:3 rhythms.
complex harmonies using combinations of pitch.
Where there is more than one rhythm playing at the same time, it is called a
Beat.
Rhythm.
Polyrhythm.
special beat.
This African instrument mainly uses the 2:3 polyrhythmic pattern:
Mbira
Xylophone
Marimba
Piano
The mbira originated in the
Transkei
Western Cape
Zambezi Valley of Zimbabwe
Southern Africa
Listen to track 37. What instrument is playing?
Guitar
Kalimba
Marimba
Mbira
Which culture groups of South Africa also play the mbira?
Venda
Tsonga
Pedi
All of the above
Which two fingers are used to play the mbira?
Thumb and forefinger
Pinky and thumb
All fingers
What is the amplifier of the mbira called ?
deze
shakers
hosho
Listen to track 38 played by John Bosco Mwenda. What is the name of the style of guitar playing which he pioneered?
Jazz
Calypso
Congolese finger-style
Classical Guitar
How many beats in a bar are there in the following classical piece of music by Johannes Brahms?
4
8
12
3
How many beats in a bar are there in the following classical piece of music by Chopin?
4
8
12
3
How many beats in a bar are there in this piece of music?
7
4
12
6
How many beats in a bar are there in this piece of music? (Gershwin- Summer piano)
4
3
12
6
