What does an Indian ensemble usually consist of?

A soloist, percussion and a drone.

A plucked, long-necked Indian lute with 20 movable frets

How do Indian musicians traditionally learn to play instruments?

Master-student tradition, a student learns from a master

What is typical of traditional Indian music?

Start off simple, gradually get more complex, Repetition and drone, Free rhythm, no regular pulse

Two small hand drums attached together, played by hand

Traditional stringed instrument of Nepal, played with a bow

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1
What Indian instrument(s) can be heard throughout this Beatles song?
Tambura
Sitar
Tabla
Sarangi
2
What is Tal?
A traditional Indian dish
He is known as the 'creator of all music' in India
The tal is a repeating rhythm usually played by the tabla
Improvised rhytmic ideas
3
Which of these instruments can be used for a drone?
Sitar
All of the above
Tanpura
Shruti box
4
The notes of the rag are explored in an improvisatory way, unmetred and accompanied by a drone. Which section is this?
Gat
Jhala
Alap
Jhor
5
What is a Raga?
A religious dance performed at weddings to bring good luck
Patterns of notes +rhythms used as a basis for improvisation
A style of song usually composed for wedding ceremonies
An Indian percussion instrument played on special occasions
6
The 'gat' is a fixed composition
False
True
7
What does an Indian ensemble usually consist of?
There is no set ensemble, instruments join as songs progress
A soloist, percussion and a drone.
A drone, percussion, and woodwind
No set ensemble, but there cannot be less than 2 instruments
8
What is a sitar?
A long-necked lute with no frets, only open strings
A small fretless lute with 4-5 main strings +2 drone strings
A plucked, long-necked Indian lute with 20 movable frets
A fancy name for 'tambourine' in Indian
9
Which of the following is NOT an Indian instrument?
T'rung
Tanpura
Bansuri
Harmonium
10
What instrument is being played in this video?
Trumpet
Kaval
Shakuhatchi
Bansuri
11
How do Indian musicians traditionally learn to play instruments?
Master-student tradition, a student learns from a master
Traditional group classes take place in Hindu temples
Parents teach their children, so that skills are 'passed on'
They teach themselves through constant 44practice
12
Rag is associated with moods, times of day or seasons of the year.
False
True
13
What is a common structure of Indian Music?
Alap, Jhor, Jhala
Alap, Jhor, Gat
Jhor, Alap, Jhala
Jhala, Jhor, Alap
14
What is typical of traditional Indian music?
Start off simple, gradually get more complex
Repetition and drone
Free rhythm, no regular pulse
Upbeat and poppy
15
What Indian musical effect can be heard here?
Pedal sustain
Thumri
Drone
Alap
16
What is a Tabla?
Trapezoid-shaped stringed musical instrument made of walnut
A two-foot-high bowed musical instrument with 4 strings
Two small hand drums attached together, played by hand
Barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, 2nd most popular Indian drum
17
What is the Sarangi?
The musical cousin of the swarmandal
A cross between the sitar and the tabla
Traditional stringed instrument of Nepal, played with a bow
Stringed instument of treble pitch, playd with horsehair bow

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