Music Quiz - Musical Cycles 02 (Answers)
In KS3 music you will look at musical cycles - in fact, you've probably already played one of our quizzes all about them. By now you should know - cycle means 'going around' or 'repeating' so musical cycles are all about repetition.
Rhythm and harmony are two examples of musical cycles but there are others - melodies for example. Can you think of any more? Perhaps you'll be able to after playing this quiz.
Musical cycles are an important part of music and so we've written two quizzes on the subject for you to try. In this second quiz there is particular focus on instrumentation, techniques and types of music used by African, Indian and Indonesian cultures. Read each question carefully and take your time. Think hard before you pick your answers, and don't forget the helpful comments after each question - these can help to explain anything you are unsure of. Good luck - and have fun!
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You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Music
Sitars became popular amongst Western musicians in the 1960s
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Playing tabla involves using your the fingers and palms to create different sounds
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Sometimes also featuring a bamboo flute and singer
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Balungan means 'skeleton' in Java. It forms the frame (or skeleton) of a gamelan composition
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Most often you'll hear a bee droning. As it hums it makes the same note continuously
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Sometimes called Kpanlogo
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In time signatures the bottom number tells you which type of note (in this case, an eighth note or a quaver) to use and the top number tells you how many of these make up one bar
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Remember, the sitar also originated from India
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Remember, gamelan = ensemble, balungan = melody
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Kpanlogo began in the early 1960s
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