Music Appreciation Unit 3 Review

A large 13-stringed Japanese instrument

A three-stringed plucked Japanese instrument similar to the American banjo.

Instruments that use the plucking or bowing of a stretched string to produce a sound are called

An aesthetic basis that underlies much of the art music of India is called

Which musical style originated in Jamaica and has ties to African nationalism and American R&B?

The most common instruments in Africa come from which family?

Which style of music is a popular Afro-Cuban dance style related to Latin jazz?

The basic means for organizing the durational aspects of the classical music of India is called

Klezmer music comes from which culture?

Which style of music came from the black French refugees living in the swamp land of Louisiana?

The basic means by which the melodic or pitch aspects of the classical music of India are determined is called

Percussion instruments whose sound is produced by the vibration of a stretched membrane are called

Which style of music is a pop-jazz style derived from the Brazilian samba?

Several notes of the melody corresponding to a single syllable of the text is called a

Which of the following is NOT a reason why Native American music is considered world music?

Altan, Clannad, Solas, and The Chieftains are bands from which culture?

The oldest documented orchestral music is the Japanese ancient court music known as

Kroncong and Dangdut are styles of music from which culture.

Highlife, juju, and Afro-beat are popular genres in which culture.

Ancient Japanese theater that includes colorful dancing is known as

Instruments that use air to make a sound are called

The sitar, tabla, sarod, vina, mridangam, and sarangi and common instruments from which culture?

What is it called when something has the prevailing characteristics of a society?

Percussion instruments that are struck, haken, plucked, or rubbed are called

The indigenous music of North America is the music of

Which style of music is a Mexican-based dances music from the border region between Mexico and Texas?

What is is called when words have no meaning but are intended only as vocal sounds?

The bouzouki, uilleann pipes, hurdy-gurdy, bodrán, and tin whistle are popular instruments from which culture?

What is the name for an embellishment of a melody; adding notes for decoration.

A Japanese end-blown flute whose ancestor is the bamboo flute.

Which style of music came from white French refugees living in the swap land of Louisiana?

Log drums, clay pot drums, and mbiras belong to which culture's music?

What is the name of the scale that is built on five notes?

What is the process by which one culture assimilates or adapts to the characteristics and practices of another called?

Gamelan is a style of music from which culture.