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Music: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - Musical Cycles 2 (Questions)

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Rhythm and harmony are two examples of musical cycles. Here is our second of the Musical Cycles quizzes for you to see how much you know on the subject.

There is particular focus on instrumentation, techniques and types of music used by African, Indian and Indonesian cultures.

1. What 'S' is a stringed instrument from India?
[ ] Saxophone
[ ] Sitar
[ ] Steel guitar
[ ] Synthesizer
2. A Tabla is a set of .......
[ ] table-like keyboard instruments from France
[ ] tuning forks
[ ] two Indian drums, usually played together
[ ] written rhythms which are set to the composition
3. What is a Gamelan?
[ ] A nursery rhyme
[ ] A type of heavy rock music
[ ] An abbreviation for video game backing tracks
[ ] An Indonesian ensemble mainly of percussive instruments
4. The melody of a Gamelan piece is called .......
[ ] balugan
[ ] bamelan
[ ] gameline
[ ] gamelody
5. What is a drone?
[ ] A bleeping sound emitted from aerial spy devices
[ ] A harsh and unexpected change of dynamics
[ ] A type of song usually performed when in mourning
[ ] Continuous sounding of a note/chord throughout a piece
6. The Agbadza is a social dance which originated in .......
[ ] Australia
[ ] Cyprus
[ ] Ghana
[ ] Tanzania
7. What time signature is used for the Agbadza?
[ ] 2/4 two crotchets in a bar
[ ] 3/4 three crotchets in a bar
[ ] 6/8 six eighth notes in a bar
[ ] 12/8 twelve eighth notes in a bar
8. Which is a set of two Indian drums?
[ ] Bongos
[ ] Sitar
[ ] Tabla
[ ] Timpani
9. What is a balugan?
[ ] A blue whistle
[ ] A melorythmic pattern
[ ] A type of wind instrument which is powered by a balloon
[ ] The melody of a gamelan piece
10. What is Kpanlogo usually referred to as?
[ ] A mode used in Indian classical music
[ ] A rag
[ ] Agbadza - Ghanian dance
[ ] The tala
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Music: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - Musical Cycles 2 (Answers)
1. What 'S' is a stringed instrument from India?
[ ] Saxophone
[x] Sitar
[ ] Steel guitar
[ ] Synthesizer
2. A Tabla is a set of .......
[ ] table-like keyboard instruments from France
[ ] tuning forks
[x] two Indian drums, usually played together
[ ] written rhythms which are set to the composition
3. What is a Gamelan?
[ ] A nursery rhyme
[ ] A type of heavy rock music
[ ] An abbreviation for video game backing tracks
[x] An Indonesian ensemble mainly of percussive instruments
Sometimes also featuring a bamboo flute and singer
4. The melody of a Gamelan piece is called .......
[x] balugan
[ ] bamelan
[ ] gameline
[ ] gamelody
5. What is a drone?
[ ] A bleeping sound emitted from aerial spy devices
[ ] A harsh and unexpected change of dynamics
[ ] A type of song usually performed when in mourning
[x] Continuous sounding of a note/chord throughout a piece
6. The Agbadza is a social dance which originated in .......
[ ] Australia
[ ] Cyprus
[x] Ghana
[ ] Tanzania
Sometimes called Kpanlogo
7. What time signature is used for the Agbadza?
[ ] 2/4 two crotchets in a bar
[ ] 3/4 three crotchets in a bar
[ ] 6/8 six eighth notes in a bar
[x] 12/8 twelve eighth notes in a bar
8. Which is a set of two Indian drums?
[ ] Bongos
[ ] Sitar
[x] Tabla
[ ] Timpani
Remember, the sitar also originated from India
9. What is a balugan?
[ ] A blue whistle
[ ] A melorythmic pattern
[ ] A type of wind instrument which is powered by a balloon
[x] The melody of a gamelan piece
Remember, gamelan = ensemble, balugan = melody
10. What is Kpanlogo usually referred to as?
[ ] A mode used in Indian classical music
[ ] A rag
[x] Agbadza - Ghanian dance
[ ] The tala