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6. Music in the West African culture is taught:

  • Visually
  • Verbally
  • Orally
  • Aurally

7. The ___ marks the end.

  • Bell
  • Pipes
  • Harp
  • Drums

8. West African Music is performed by groups of muscians called:

  • Griots
  • Ensembles
  • Pods

9. Syncopation is frequently used and the soloist uses _______.

  • pentuples
  • doubles
  • triplets
  • quadruples

10. All the instruments played in 'Yiri' except for the ____ are made of wood.

  • Bell
  • Harmonica
  • Harp
  • Piano

11. There is little dynamic _________ throughout the piece

  • Variation
  • Shading

12. 'Yiri' means:

  • Stone
  • Wood
  • Metal
  • Rock

13. There is emphasis on Gb and ____b (the tonic and dominant)

  • E
  • F
  • D
  • B

14. Which of these is not a typical feature of West African Music?

  • Syncopation
  • Repetition
  • Layered textures
  • Improvisation
  • Call and Response

15. Which of these is not a traditional West African instrument?

  • Djembe
  • Piano
  • Balafon
  • Talking drum

16. The piece is in:

  • Gb major
  • D major
  • Bb major
  • G major

17. 'Yiri' is performed by 6 professional musicians from:

  • Burkina Faso
  • South West Africa
  • West Africa
  • Burkina Fasa

18. It's _______: i.e. based on a 6 note scale WITHOUT F)

  • heptatonic
  • octonic
  • hexatonic
  • pentatonic

19. The coda is made of a balafon phrase played __ times in varied versions.

  • 6
  • 3
  • 5
  • 4

20. The intro has a _____ tempo but the rest of the piece is in 4/4.

  • Controlled
  • Free
  • Slow
  • Quick