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WorksheetsThe Music of Indonesia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What type of music is native to Bali and Java?
Gamelan
Jazz
Country
Baroque
This is an Indonesian drum
Kedang
Tabla
Bongo
Conga
The Kedang player is responsible for this
Tempo
Pitches
Volume
Dynamic Changes
The lower pitched kettles have this type of head.
Flattened
Knobbed
Pointed
Broken
Approximately how old are the Java Man fossils?
1 Million Years
1,000 Years
50 Million Years
500 Years
The Saron is a....
Metallophone
Aerophone
Flute
Mallet
This is a set of pitched hangin knobbed gongs.
Kempul
Sitar
Veena
Mbira
Kempul are made out of this.
Bronze
Plastic
Wood
Stone
These people research music of the world
Ethnomusicologists
Zoologists
Cardiologists
Sociologists
Who invented the Gamelan according to mythology?
Sang Hyang
Edison
Da Vinci
Pat Foley
Why did Europeans want to colonize Indonesia?
The Spice Trade
To Settle new Land
To escape slavery
The Art Trade
This Gamelan instrument looks like a xylophone.
Gender
Vibraphone
Mbira
Tar Shenaih
What is Gamelan?
The music of Indonesia
A City in Indonesia
A lot of drums playing together
A name of a game that is played in Indonesia
What is Heterophonic texture?
Variations on the same idea
All the notes played together
Only one instrument at a time
Different songs played simulatneously
What does Gamelan use for expressive purposes?
Dynamics
Higher Pitches
Lyrics
Chord Changes
This took over the island of Java
Islam
Canadians
Australians
China
A metallophone with 7 bronze bars
Saron
Kedang
Taiko
Bullroarer
What has Java been described as?
The Cradle of Humanity
A Paradise
A Utopian City
A Light on a Hill
Unlike other art forms in Indonesia, Gamelan does not have this influence.
Indian
Australian
Chinese
Italian
Why are bowed string instruments used in modern Gamelan?
They were used in ancient times
They like the sounds
They are cheaper than other instruments
They mimic the human voice
