Music in Civilization Final

One of the ways the sitar is made for playing in any raga is that

With instruments such as the kempul and kempli, the name of the instrument is modeled after

First Nations fiddling traditions are distinct because of the pulsing sound that the fiddler creates with the bowing

Which of the following is NOT a trait of raw fiddle playing

In the name of the instrument setar, "se" means

The three Gamelan performers that communicate with each other and control the tempo are

In First Nations, the drummers always make incomplete circle around the drum to leave an open spot for their ancestors

Which instrument player often gives the cue to start the music in Gamelan

Why do they place bottle caps on the gourds or instruments in African music?

A good mridangam performer will

All fiddling tunes are distinct to their area & fiddlers in one specific area don't know the songs from other areas

Typically, a hindustani performer that frequently performs in the western world will modify their performances by

How do the drummer/singers learn the songs that are sung in Pow Wow music

In a Balinese Gamelan tradition, most people own their own instrument and spend a lot of time practicing on their own

Most of the First Nations songs have words with a very deep and impactful meaning

The most popular rhythmic grouping in Persian classical music is

In a hindustani performance, the tabla plays the tala, or rhythm, of the music. This rhythm is mostly considered to be

In the mbira repertoire, there are songs that pretty much any mbira player from anywhere in the world would know

Due to the different tuning systems from village to village, Gamelan composers

The rhythmic patterns sometimes repeat while also subtracting a little bit of the pattern each time. Upsidedown triangle

In Gamelan music, musical elements such as dynamic changes and tempo changes

Which of the following is true of the talas?

In the American fiddling tradition, the banjo often plays the melody with the fiddle instead of just accompanying it

In Gamelan, there is a beating sound that is created when the pitch frequencies are slightly different than each other.

When improvising on mbira

How long is the longest tala?

Sounds that might typically accompany fiddle playing includes

In the call and response of the mbira

To perform Carnatic music, you have to be hyperfocused on your own part & should not listen to or interact with others

The tuning system for Gamelan music

How do they decide who the lead singer will be in a First Nations performance

How many dastgahs are in Persian music

The mbira is a family of instruments, so different mbiras from different traditions have different tunings

What is an example of how the dastgahs get their names

In contrast to a classical hindustani performance, a performance of hindustani folk music could be called more

How is the mbira typically amplified

In the alap section of a hindustani performance, the tala, or rhythm, is

What is one constant that typically sounds throughout an entire Carnatic music concert?

In a First Nations traditions, which warriors were considered the best and greatest of all warriors

What is a trick song in the First Nations tradition

A raga can be identified by

In a typical hindustani musical training structure

According to the artist in the video, which of the following is a good definition of gusheh?

What is the principle drum of Carnatic music?

The mode of the melody in traditional Gamelan music directly relates to

The heads of the Carnatic drums are usually made of fish skin

Decorations are not used as part of the raga or scale in Carnatic music

According to the textbook video, the Mbira has ___ voices

Why did the performers in the First Nations video not perform a Sundance song

For fiddle players, becoming classically trained

Mostly (but not exclusively) the names for the different tuning of the mbira come from

Which of the following are NOT true of Canadian fiddling traditions?

Which of the following are examples of when an mbira might be played

One thing that dictates the sound fiddling in a specific region is

How does a mridangam performer distinguish between the different sounds or strokes of the drum?

The mbira is a solo instrument and is typically played by one person by themselves

Why do the women not sit around in First Nations traditions

Where do the Pow Wow songs come from

Who dances during the Pow Wow

In a traditional authentic hindustani performance, a single piece of music would last

When a tuning system is selected in Gamelan music, it is largely based on