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east asian music

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In one word, DESCRIBE MUSIC.

4 lines
2.

The speed of music is called _______.

a)

Melody

b)

Rhythm

c)

Tempo

d)

Dynamics

3.

What element of music is the loudness and softness of a sound?

a)

Duration

b)

Dynamics

c)

Pitch

d)

Texture

4.

A classification of musical instrument that produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate.

a)

Chordophone

b)

Aerophone

c)

Idiophone

d)

Membranophone

5.

How does CHORDOPHONE produce a sound?

a)

primarily by way of a vibrating stretched membrane

b)

vibrates to produce a sound when struck, shaken, or scraped

c)

primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate

d)

by way of a vibrating string or strings stretched between two points

6.

Which of the following musical instruments is classified as MEMBRANOPHONE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Percussion musical instruments played by striking with the hand or with a handheld or pedal-operated stick or beater.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

According to the Hornbostel-Sachs system of instrument classification, to what family does the Kongvong belong?

a)

Idiophone

b)

Membranophone

c)

Aerophone

d)

Chordophone

9.

The Indoneisa's most popular form of music.

a)

Agung and Kulintang

b)

Gamelan

c)

Hsaing Waing

d)

Pin Peat

10.

A Cambodia musical ensemble or an orchestra.

a)

Hsaing Waing

b)

Pi Phat

c)

Mahori

d)

Pin Peat

11.

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO.

Question: In which of the following countries is associated with the folk song "Chan Mali Chan"?

a)

Singapore

b)

Thailand

c)

Philippines

d)

Laos

12.

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO.

Question: In which of the following countries is associated with the folk song "Rasa Sayang"?

a)

Brunei

b)

Cambodia

c)

Malaysia

d)

Laos

13.

LISTEN TO THE AUDIO.

Question: In which of the following countries is associated with the folk song "Burung Kakatua"?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Laos

c)

Malaysia

d)

Singapore

14.

Angkor Wat is an enormous Buddhist Temple complex located in what country?

a)

Thailand

b)

Indonesia

c)

Malaysia

d)

Cambodia

15.

Give one South East Asian Country.

Except Philippines.

4 lines
16.

Write 2-3 sentences describing the contribution of music to maintain the cultural identity of the East Asian countries.

4 lines
17.

Arirang is a Korean folk song sometimes considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

Sakura is a traditional Japanese folksong depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

True or False:

Music is made specifically for instruments it may be performed by one or more singers with or without accompaniment (a cappella).

(a)  

20.

True or False:

Southeast Asian has diversity of music because of the different geographical, historical and cultural influences in the region.

(a)  

21.

It is a Cambodian musical ensemble or an orchestra that usually accompanies ceremonial music of the royal courts and temples

a)

Pinpeat

b)

Piphat

c)

Hwaing Saing

d)

Saung Gauk

22.

Their music gained a world-wide reputation in the 1960s until the dramatic political problems in Cambodia and their art music is highly influenced by ancient forms as well as Hindu forms.

a)

Indonesia

b)

Thailand

c)

Cambodia

d)

Malaysia

23.

It is the national instrument of Myanmar that has 13-string angular harp with soft sound.

a)

Hsaing Waing

b)

Saung Gauk

c)

Agung and Kulintang

24.

______________ is Myanmar’s traditional folk music ensemble that is made up mainly of different gongs and drums as well as other instruments depending on the nature of the performance.

a)

Hsaing Waing

b)

Saung Gauk

c)

Agung and Kulintang

25.

The music of ______________ has similarities with many other musical traditions in the region, including Chinese music and Thai music, probably because its longest land border is shared with China.

a)

Thailand

b)

Cambodia

c)

Indonesia

d)

Myanmar

26.

A type of musical form that is important to Malaysia’s national culture that performed by singing in groups and often in a competitive manner.

a)

Agung

b)

Kertok

c)

Dikir Barat

d)

Silat Melayu

27.

It is a musical ensemble from the Malay Peninsula that consists of xylophones played swiftly and rhythmically in traditional Malay functions.

a)

Agung

b)

Kertok

c)

Dikir Barat

d)

Silat Melayu

28.

Its music is largely based around percussion instruments and has multicultural influence and is believed to have originated in the Kelantan-Pattani region with a mixture of Indian, Chinese, Thai, and Indonesian influences.

a)

Thailand

b)

Malaysia

c)

Indonesia

d)

Cambodia

29.

An Indonesian gamelan that is more suited for palaces and temples because of its low pitched arrangement.

a)

Balinese Gamelan

b)

Javanese Gamelan

30.

It refers to the unison male chorus that sings with the Gamelan.

a)

Pesindhen

b)

Gerong

31.

It is the most popular form of music in Indonesia such as metallophones, xylophones, kendang and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings.

a)

kulintang

b)

gamelan

c)

piphat

d)

pinpeat

32.

It is a mid-sized orchestra that is performed in either outdoor style with hard mallets or indoor style with padded mallets.

a)

Piphat

b)

Pinpeat

c)

Mahori

33.

Their songs have inherently poetic lyrics which allow a singer or performer to easily define the melodic lines to improvise song text to suit the given occasion.

a)

Cambodia

b)

Thailand

c)

Myanmar

d)

Malaysia

34.

Its musical principles and elements are basically derived from Chinese music, while its musical instruments are inspired from the Indian and Indonesian strings and gong-chimes.

a)

Cambodia

b)

Thailand

c)

Myanmar

d)

Malaysia

35.

Thailand is known for being the sole nation in Southeast Asia that has never been ruled by the Western power that is why they are called _______________ which means the Land of the free.

a)

Muang Thai

b)

Kampuchea

c)

Burma

d)

Siam

36.

BRUNEI, INDONESIA and MALAYSIA have Hindu and Arabic influences while BURMA, CAMBODIA, LAOS AND THAILAND have ___________ influences.

a)

Chinese influences

b)

Hindu influences

c)

Western influences

37.

What elements of music refers to quality or the tone of the sound?

a)

duratio

b)

texture

c)

timbre

d)

pitch

38.

Elements of music that refers to the highness and lowness of the sound is called ___________.

a)

timbre

b)

pitch

c)

dynamics

d)

tempo

39.

It is a musical scale or mode with five notes per octave.

a)

Timbre

b)

Diatonic

c)

Pentatonic

40.

Which of the following DOES NOT belong to the group?

a)

Percussion Instruments

b)

Wind Instruments

c)

Idiophone

d)

String Instruments

41.

It is a kind of Korean music presented to audiences by skilled vocal singers and drummers.

a)

Pansori

b)

Minyo

c)

Chong-ak

42.

How is Korean music described?

a)

bright rhythms and melodies

b)

meditative and highly ritualized

c)

gentle and lyrical

43.

How is Japanese music described?

a)

bright rhythms and melodies

b)

meditative and highly ritualized

c)

gentle and lyrical

44.

Which Japanese instrument is similar to the gayageum/kayagum of Korea?

a)

koto

b)

shamisen

c)

ryuteki

45.

Which Korean music category is traditionally associated with the higher class?

a)

tang-ak

b)

chong-ak

c)

sog-ak

46.

Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a)

tsuzumi

b)

taiko

c)

janggu/changgo

47.

How is Chinese music described?

a)

It is gentle and lyrical.

b)

It is slow in tempo and is very peaceful.

c)

It is meditative and highly ritualized.

48.

Which of the following is one of China's most popular instrument?

a)

haegum

b)

erhu

c)

koto

49.

It is the music for lower classes or for the general public in Korea.

a)

Chong-Ak

b)

Sog-ak

50.

A Korean music which means “right music”.

a)

Chong-Ak

b)

Sog-ak

51.

Their folk music represents the soul and sound of traditional villages with a wide-ranging array of music forms.

a)

Korea

b)

Japan

c)

China

52.

The traditional music this country is generous in the use of bright rhythms and melody.

a)

Korea

b)

China

c)

Japan

53.

Confucius conceived their music as a way of calming passion and dispelling unrest, rather than as a form of amusement.

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

Japan

54.

Mo Li Hua is a folk song of ___________.

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Taiwan

55.

The musical interval this country is based on human breathing, not on mathematical timing.

a)

Japan

b)

Korea

c)

China

56.

Sakura means __________.

a)

cherry blossoms

b)

jasmine flower

c)

roses

d)

sunflower

57.

Sakura is a folk song of ____________.

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Korea

d)

Mongolia

58.

Arirang is a folk song of ___________.

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

Thailand

d)

Taiwan

59.

Mo Li Hua is also known as Jasmine Flower.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

60.

Traditional Japanese music is broad and deep in terms of genre and meaning.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

61.

Confucius taught, beautiful and appropriate music is meant to promote social tranquility.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

62.

All of the the following are East Asian Countries except...

a)

China

b)

Korea

c)

Mongolia

d)

Myanmar

63.

Arirang is a Korean folk song sometimes considered the unofficial national anthem of Korea.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

64.

A traditional Chinese song with a beautifully gentle and lyrical melody.

a)

Arirang

b)

Mo LI Hua

c)

Sakura

d)

Sog ak

65.

What do you call a traditional Japanese folk song depicting spring, the season of cherry blossoms?

a)

Arirang

b)

Mo Li Hua

c)

Sakura

d)

Sog ak

66.

What is the meaning of Sakura?

a)

Wild Flower

b)

Orchids

c)

Cherry Blossoms

d)

Chamomile

67.

Mo Li Hua is also known as Jasmine Flower.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE