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West African music and keywords

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a traditional West African melodic instrument, but what is its name?

a)

Balafon

b)

Kora

c)

Djembe

d)

Drum

2.

Select all the drum instruments

a)

Djembe

b)

Talking drum

c)

Atsimevu

d)

Gankogui

3.

What does 'call and response' mean?

a)

When a soloist sings or plays a phrase of music, and a larger group copies the phrase

b)

When a soloist sings or plays a phrase of music, and a larger group responds to that with an answering phrase

c)

When there is a soloist singing

d)

When there is a choir

4.

What is an ostinato?

a)

A pattern on a loop

b)

A pattern that can come back

c)

A pattern that plays only once

d)

A pattern that changes slightly everytime it comes back

5.

What is improvisation?

a)

To create a music idea on the spot

b)

To create a music idea through planning

c)

To create a music idea

d)

To create a music idea with no help

6.

What is the difference between repetition and an ostinato?

a)

Repetition is when an idea comes back only once

b)

Repetition is when an idea comes back throughout the piece

c)

Repetition is playing on a loop

d)

Repetition is when an idea changes everytime it comes back

7.

What is the difference between 'polyphonic' and 'polyrhythm'? Select the two correct definitions

a)

Polyphonic is having multiple melodies playing at the same time to create a different idea

b)

Polyphonic is having multiple rhythms playing at the same time to create a different idea

c)

Polyprhythm is having multiple melodies playing at the same time to create a different idea

d)

Polyprhythm is having multiple rhythms playing at the same time to create a different idea

8.

When do you think you can notice a 'master drummer'/ 'leader' whilst listening to a piece?

a)

When there is a louder part that is different from before. Such as a shout or a slightly different rhythm

b)

When someone counts

c)

You can't, you can only see them

9.

What is imitation?

a)

"What is imitation?"

b)

Exact copy

c)

Musical idea is slightly different

d)

A form of a call and response

10.

When there are mulitple rhythms playing at once, this is called....?

a)

Polyphonic

b)

Polyrhythm

c)

Heterophonic

d)

Homophonic