West African Music

Music is used for a wide variety of purposes. Which one is not correct?

• Recreation
• Rituals and ceremonies
• Occupational, social, and language
• To run a car

___________, such as master drummers or master mbira players, are common and represent the musical "stars" of African music.

• Master Musicians
• Conductors
• Teachers
• Leaders

Most music in Western Africa is taught?

• From a book
• From power points
• Orally/aurally
• Online

One of the most common forms is _______________- alternation between a leader and the group?

• Improvisation
• Call and Response
• Echo location
• Ternary

Ensembles of drums, bells, and rattles organize themselves and a ________________, most often played by a ell or double bell which can cut through the drums, rattles and singing.

• Melody
• Harmony
• Tune Line
• Time Line

What is a musical rhythm in which stress is given to the weak beats instead of the strong beats?

• Improvisation
  
• Syncopation
• Tonal
• Ragtime

What tone quality is favored in both singing and on instruments? Loose wires or bottle caps are often attached to instruments or gourds resonators to provide this sound.

• Clear
• Rich
• Warm
• Buzzy or raspy

Which instrument is not a traditional West African instrument?

• Gankogui
• Shekere
• Frame Drum
• Cabasa

Which instrument is not a traditional West African instruments?

• Kpanlogo
• Agogo Bell
• Djembe
• Natural Horn

Which instrument is not a traditional West African instruments?

• Vibraslap
• Arched Harp
• Panpipes
• Mbira