The kudu is played like which type of band instrument?

The thumb piano uses an Uhandi calabash to ________________ its sound.

The talking drum from Nigeria is played by pressing your __________ against the strings while striking the head of the drum.

The umzingwana is a drum made from a bucket originally used for ________________.

The __________ is considered to be the ideal musical instrument.

What makes Middle Eastern music sound out of tune to Western listeners?

Middle Eastern instruments typically play the _____________ more than harmonies.

What is the name of the fretless string instrument most commonly used in Middle Eastern music?

One name for the goblet-shaped drum used in Middle Eastern music is the ___________.

Which instrument was popular during the Medieval period?

What type of instrument is the lyre?

Which instrument has become a staple of French music, and has spread widely to other cultures throughout the world?

The traditional string instrument of Greece is the ___________.

The traditional string instrument of Russia is the

“Spanish” music technically refers to the music of which country?

The three string instruments used in traditional Spanish music are the guitar, laud and __________.

The tible and tenora are what type of woodwind instruments?

The name of the Spanish bagpipes is the __________.

The term “Latin America” typically refers to which areas of the world?

The two guitar-like rhythm instruments used in Mariachi music are the guitarrón and the __________.

Three genres of music in Mexico are Mariachi, Banda, and ________________.

The indigenous drums huehuetl and teponaztli are made from hollowed-out ________.

The Mexican story song is called a ________________.

The national dance of Mexico, also known as the Mexican Hat Dance, is the Jarabe ________.

The box instrument played by sitting on it and striking the front and sides is called the ________________.

The back of the string instrument charango was originally made using the shell of which animal?

The siku is a type of ________ flute.

Chajchas are made from what animal parts?

Which instrument is played by rubbing a stick connected to the center of the drum head?

Which instrument is made from the gourd of the higüero tree?

Bachata began as music for ________________ people.

The changüí tells the story of ____________ life.

The bomba is a dance that is a call and response between the dancer and the __________.

The subject matter of the Plena is ________________ and protesting.

The name of the indigenous people of Australia is ____________________.

The simplest indigenous Australian instrument is the ______ leaf.

The _______________ is made from a hollowed-out branch.

Which instrument family does that instrument belong to?

The clapsticks were made to use with drums.

The tin whistle is also called the Penny Whistle because it was ______ in London for a penny.

The bodhran is called the ________ of Celtic music.

How do Uilleann bagpipes get their air?

The bagpipe is the national instrument of _____________.

Today Irish rock bands incorporate _______________ Irish instruments with modern rock instruments.

Work songs used to accompany hard labor on a ship are called sea _______________.

The Blues began as what type of songs?

Which instrument is NOT used in Appalachian folk music?

Which genre combined folk music with blues?

This subgenre of country music is usually played at a fast tempo (speed).

What performance venue (space) is considered a major part of country music?

Which country music singer created songs that people could relate to, especially after World War II?

Dolly Parton became an icon beginning in the 1960s by embodying the spirit of ____________ and resilience of female country singers, who were often underestimated in that genre.

Alt-country blended traditional country sounds with punk and _______________.

The outlaw movement of country music came about during a period of political ____________.

An __________ is a song sung by one person.

A passage of singing intended to show off the singing abilities of a singer is called a _______________.

The person who writes the text of an opera is called the ________________.

The orchestra plays the ________________ before the opera begins.

The lead female singer in an opera is called the __________.

Oxytocin levels in the human brain ________________ while singing in a group.

______________ helps music connect the brain with its memories.

______________ memory is the last to leave the brain’s memory center.

One-year-old infants are able to respond to music they heard before they were __________.

Children who learn to play a musical instrument can increase their IQ by _____ points.