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IB HL Unit Exam

British Isles 1. Which Irish genre features a compound duple meter? a. b. jig c. slip-jig d.

2. Which Irish genre features a simple duple meter with a fast tempo? a. hornpipe b. jig c. slip-jig d. strathspey

3. Which Irish instrument is a type of played with mallets? a. b. tin c. d.

4. The above rhythm is known as a a. Irish snap b. Scotch snap c. English snap d. British snap

5. The part of a bagpipe with the finger holes is called the a. bag b. c. chanter d. singer

Brazil and Latin America 6. This is a small, plucked-string Brazilian instrument resembling a . a. b. caballero c. d. guitarrón

7. This is a small, plucked-string Mexican instrument resembling a guitar. a. cavaquinho b. caballero c. vihuela d. guitarrón

8. This is a large, plucked-string Mexican instrument resembling a guitar. a. cavaquinho b. caballero c. vihuela d. guitarrón

9. This is a single-string wooden instrument from , played with a stick. a. cavaquinho b. c. vihuela d. suamãe

10. The above rhythm is commonly associated with what instrument? a. agogo b. quijano c. claves d. congas

11. The above part is most likely from what genre? a. mariachi b. c. bossa nova d. salsa

12. Calypso features what instrument group? a. b. unpitched percussion c. gourd d. steel drums

13. The is most commonly heard in music from what country? a. Brazil b. Jamaica c. Trinidad d. Cuba

14. Large Mexican shakers are called a. macarons b. tostadas c. d. guerillas

15. One difference between mariachi and ranchera is that a. mariachi has . b. mariachi usually involves a guitar. c. mariachi originated in Mexico. d. mariachi often features and .

16. What musical genre originated on the island of Jamaica? a. calypso b. danzón c. d. samba

Listening Examples Identify the genre of this piece.

17. Identify the genre of this piece. a. mariachi b. samba c. bossa nova d. salsa

18. Justify your answer. ______

19. Identify the genre of this piece. a. reggae b. calypso c. danzón d. ranchera

20. Justify your answer. ______

21. Identify the genre of this piece. a. mariachi b. samba c. bossa nova d. salsa

22. Justify your answer. ______

Africa, the Middle East, and India 23. Which is a common feature of Sub-Saharan African music? a. an extensive brass section b. strict traditional forms c. syncopated rhythms d. homophonic texture

24. What is a common formal technique in Sub-Saharan African music? a. sonata-allegro form b. call and response c. motif development d. harmonic modulation

25. Triads and other chords were integrated into African music as a result of a. European colonization b. trade with the Ottoman Empire c. indigenous tribal traditions d. psychotropic drugs

26. A versatile African is the a. b. c. d. shakalaka

27. Which is a common feature of Sub-Saharan African music? a. polyrhythm b. tonicization c. polyphony d. serialism

28. What wooden African instrument resembles a piano? a. balafon b. berimbau c. twiga d. mzungu

29. What African instrument features metal keys attached to a wooden board? a. balafon b. berimbau c. mbira d. enanga

30. Traditional African music is performed a. in formal concert hall settings. b. as a participatory community activity. c. to coordinate hunting and gathering. d. as a ward against evil spirits.

31. Which interval is distinctive of Middle Eastern music? a. major third b. perfect fifth c. minor sixth d. augmented second

32. The overall tonality of Middle Eastern music can be described as a. major b. octatonic c. harmonic minor d. pentatonic

33. What is the name for an Islamic ? a. adhan b. aslan c. abdullah d. alhomdolilah

34. What is a plucked Middle Eastern ? a. zildjian b. zither c. d.

35. What Middle Eastern instrument is a low, mellow-toned double ? a. doumbek b. djembe c. duduk d.

36. What was the first Middle Eastern instrument to become commonly used in European music? a. b. c. d.

37. Which Indian instrument generally used to produce a drone? a. b. c. tambura d.

38. Which Indian instrument has a distinctive plucked sound and is used for melody? a. sitar b. bansuri c. tambura d. table

39. Which of these is a ? a. sitar b. bansuri c. tambura d. tabla

40. Traditional Indian music is based on a type of scale known as a a. b. toga c. tala d.

41. Traditional Indian music is rhythmically based on metric pattern known as a a. raga b. toga c. tala d. yoga

42. Which of these is a characteristic of traditional Indian music? a. simple duple meter b. polyphony c. improvisation d. community participation

Listening Examples 43. What instrument is featured in this excerpt? a. balafon b. oud c. sitar d. djembe

44. Justify your answer. ______

45. What instrument is featured in this excerpt? a. balafon b. oud c. sitar d. djembe

46. Justify your answer. ______

47. What instrument is featured in this excerpt? a. balafon b. oud c. sitar d. djembe

48. Justify your answer. ______

The Far East: , Japan, Oceania 49. Chinese music tends to have what kind of tonality? a. diatonic b. octatonic c. hemitonic pentatonic d. anhemitonic pentatonic

50. What two-string Chinese instrument is played with a bow? a. b. c. d.

51. What is the name for a Chinese bamboo ? a. bansuri b. c. d. shamisen

52. What Chinese plucked string instrument is a type of zither? a. erhu b. guzheng c. dizi d. panda

53. Which of these is a Japanese flute? a. sho b. hichiriki c. ryuteki d. shamisen

54. Which of these is a Japanese ? a. sho b. hichiriki c. ryuteki d. shamisen

55. Which of these is a Japanese “mouth organ?” a. sho b. hichiriki c. ryuteki d. shamisen

56. A Japanese plucked-string zither is called a a. sho b. taiko c. koto d. shamisen

57. Japanese music tends to have what kind of tonality? a. diatonic b. octatonic c. hemitonic pentatonic d. anhemitonic pentatonic

58. The Japanese word for “drum” is a. toyota b. tako c. taiko d. tokyo

59. What musical genre was played at the Japanese imperial court? a. b. c. kumi-daiko d. J-pop

60. What musical genre features taiko? a. gagaku b. enka c. kumi-daiko d. J-pop

61. What Japanese musical genre incorporates Western elements? a. gagaku b. hogaku c. kumi-daiko d. enka

62. What Japanese musical genre is most similar to traditional Chinese music? a. gagaku b. hogaku c. kumi-daiko d. J-pop

63. What Indonesian genre features many pitched metallophones? a. gagaku b. c. gorowyn d. galliard

64. What aboriginal Australian instrument is an ? a. berimbau b. wangga c. d. kangaroo

Listening Examples 65. What instrument is featured in this excerpt? a. erhu b. koto c. bansuri d.

66. Justify your answer. ______

67. What instrument is featured in this excerpt? a. sho b. ryuteki c. koto d. shamisen

68. Justify your answer. ______

69. What genre is featured in this excerpt? a. gamelan b. gagaku c. wangga d. J-pop

70. Justify your answer. ______

71. What genre is featured in this excerpt? a. gamelan b. gagaku c. wangga d. J-pop

72. Justify your answer. ______

73. What genre is featured in this excerpt? a. gamelan b. gagaku c. wangga d. J-pop