African Music Review

Question 1

This harp-like instrument typically has 21 strings.

Accepted Answer

Kora

Question 2

Which musically-rich region of Africa is highlighted in this image?

Accepted Answer

West Africa

Question 3

What is the musical technique when one singer sings and another sings back to that person?

Accepted Answer

Call and Response

Question 4

What dried plant is used as an amplifier for a balafon?

Accepted Answer

Gourd

Question 5

Which style of American music was influenced by African music?

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 6

Which one of these instruments is an Idiophone?

Accepted Answer

Xylophone

Question 7

What type of instrument is saxophone?

Accepted Answer

Aerophone

Question 8

If a metal Mbira tine is longer than another will it have a lower or higher pitch?

Accepted Answer

Lower Pitch

Question 9

What type of instrument is a Djembe drum?

Accepted Answer

Membranophone

Question 10

1. How does Africa’s size compare to that of the United States? (is it larger or smaller?)

Accepted Answer

Africa is Larger

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