Encounter 2: Music of India


1	Because musical traditions and practices in India change so rapidly, it is difficult to study the history of India's music.
		A)	true
		B)	false


2	Indian music is often based on a recurring rhythmic pattern called a
		A)	raga.
		B)	tempo.
		C)	tala.
		D)	tabla.


3	All of the following are important in Indian music except
		A)	improvisation.
		B)	rhythm.
		C)	melody.
		D)	harmony.


4	Indian melodies often use the _____ lying between the half steps of Western scales.
		A)	microtones
		B)	semitones
		C)	octaves
		D)	chords


5	A _____ is a melodic pattern of five to nine tones.
		A)	tala
		B)	raga
		C)	sequence
		D)	motive


6	The two most important stringed instruments in Indian music are the
		A)	raga and tala.
		B)	sitar and tabla.
		C)	tamboura and sitar.
		D)	tamboura and tabla.


7	The _____ is a set of two drums.
		A)	tala
		B)	tabla
		C)	tamboura
		D)	tempo


8	The Indian musical tradition relies heavily on improvisation.
		A)	true
		B)	false


9	The _______ is often used to provide the underlying drone in Indian music.
		A)	tabla
		B)	sitar
		C)	tamboura
		D)	tala


10	Indian musical notation indicates relative rather than specific pitches.
		A)	true
		B)	false


11	In addition to its intervallic structure, a raga can have associations with particular gods, colors, or even seasons of the year.
		A)	true
		B)	false


12	Form in Indian classical music is best described as
		A)	through-composed, with no general guidelines for structure.
		B)	based loosely on the Western symphony.
		C)	a framework for improvisation based on the rules of tala and raga.
		D)	none of the above.

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