Starter quiz

  • Which of the following defines texture in music?
    Which of the following defines texture in music?
    • How fast or slow the music is played.
    • The combination of different layers of sounds.  ✓
    • How loud or quiet the music is.
    • The order of what happens in the piece of music.
  • Which of the following can be done with a taal?
    • Sing it.
    • Chant the bols.  ✓
    • Clap the rhythm cycle.  ✓
    • Play it on a sitar.
  • What does a bol represent?
    • A melodic framework.
    • A mood or feeling that a raag gives.
    • A vocal representation of the sound a tabla drum can make.  ✓
    • The length of the rhythm cycle.
  • Match each taal and raag label with the musical activity.
    • taal - played
      clap the rhythm cycle ✓
    • taal - vocal
      speak the bols ✓
    • raag - vocal
      sing a melody ✓
    • raag - played
      play an improvisation on a pitched instrument ✓
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