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6. Music in the West African culture is taught:
- Visually
- Verbally
- Orally
- Aurally
7. The ___ marks the end.
8. West African Music is performed by groups of muscians called:
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
13. There is emphasis on Gb and ____b (the tonic and dominant)
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.
20. The intro has a _____ tempo but the rest of the piece is in 4/4.
- Controlled
- Free
- Slow
- Quick