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Music, Vocal and Instrumental Music of Africa

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A. Maracatu and Soul belongs to the Vocal Music of Africa

B. Lamellaphone creates sound through thin metal and wood.

C. Axe came from the country of Nigeria and Salvador

D. African Bass is the current name of Marabi

a)

Statement A and B is correct

b)

Statement C and D is correct

c)

Statement A and C is correct

d)

Statement B and D is correct

2.

Idiophone and Membranophone can be played by shaking and ________.

a)

Throwing

b)

Plucking

c)

Shaking

d)

Typing

3.

The objective of this music is to wake up the Ramdan atendees

a)

Akpala

b)

Kwassa Kwassa

c)

Axe

d)

Juju

4.

This family is played through plucking and strumming.

(a)  

5.

The fusion of west africa and black american music.

(a)  

6.

A. Maracatu uses African Melodies and Portugese percussion instrument

B. Soul has a lead and chorus, uses handclaps and extemporaneuos body movements.

C. Blues uses chord progression and gradually bending notes.

a)

Statement A and B is correct

b)

Statement B and C is correct

c)

Statement A and C is correct

d)

All statements are correct

7.

This music usually played at carnival, it is from the fusion of the countries Salvador, Bahia and Brazil

(a)  

8.

A hard and fast percussive Zimbabwean dance music played on drums with guitar.

(a)  

9.

Africans use their music in (a)   .

Eg. Birth, Wedding and or Death/Funeral

10.

A popular music style from Nigeria that relies on the traditional Yoruba rhythms, where the instruments are more Western in origin.

a)

Jit

b)

Juju

c)

Axe

d)

Akpala

11.

A. Lamellaphone creates sound through thin metal and wood

B. Marabi takes place in 1980's.

C. Soul's characteristic is singing between soloist and chorus.

a)

Statement A and B is correct

b)

Statement B and C is correct

c)

Statement A and C is correct

d)

None of the above is correct