Caymanian Folk Music (Revision)

Folk music is the ________________

• traditional music of the people in a specific country or region

• most popular music played in a particular region

• Music sung by professionals

• Music composed mainly for enjoyment

Art music is the ________________

• Music composed for a specific purpose eg. work

• most popular music played in a particular region

• traditional music of the people in a specific country or region

• Music composed mainly for enjoyment

Caymanian music dates back to at least the ___________ century.

• seventeenth

• sixteenth

• nineteenth

• fourteenth

Which country did NOT influence Caymanian Music?

• Jamaica

• Cuba

• Scotland

• Grenada

One French element that influenced Caymanian music is _________.

• Mento

• Quadrille

• Salsa

• Tango

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Folk music?

• Complicated melody

• Call and response

• Repetition

• Simple melody