WorksheetsSamba
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the time signature in Samba music?
2/4 or 4/4 time signature
3/4 time signature
6/8 time signature
5/4 time signature
What is the term for two or more rhythms played at the same time in Samba music?
Homophonic
Syncopation
Monophonic
Polyrhythms
In Samba music, what is it called when one person (usually the repinique player) plays a call, which the rest of the performers respond to?
Call and response
Syncopation
Improvisation
Polyrhythm
Who leads the group in Samba music, playing a whistle and a repinique?
Bass Guitarist
Lead Drummer
Pianist
Vocalist
What is the term for off beat rhythms in Samba music?
Ostinato
Polyrhythm
Cadence
Syncopation
What happens in Samba music when the main groove stops and something else happens?
Chords
Breaks
Solos
Riffs
What is the main section that repeats, like a chorus, in Samba music called?
Bridge
Verse
Main groove
Intro
What is the name for a samba band?
Bateria
Orquestra
Quartet
Ensemble
Which of these drums is NOT used in Samba music?
Repinique
Surdo
Caixa
Djembe
Which metallic bell, producing two pitches and played with a stick, is used in Samba music?
Agogo
Cowbell
Triangle
Cymbals
What is the most important rhythmic pattern in South and Central American music, played on the clave as 1, 2, 3 - 1, 2?
Son Clave
Bossa Nova
Tango Rhythm
Samba Pulse
Which instrument in Samba music provides the steady, low pitch, bass rhythm?
Caixa
Tamborim
Agogo
Surdo
What is the name of the small, high-pitched drum played with a stick in Samba music?
Tamborim
Surdo
Repinique
Cuica
Which of the following is a common feature of Samba music structure?
Gregorian chant melodies
Repetitive rhythmic patterns
Solo piano improvisation
12-bar blues progression
