Music Adventure

Music Adventure around the world

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Introduction

MISSION

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WELCOME to THE ARCTIC!

Welcome to the icy north.Learn about the music of Iceland, Norway, and Estonia on the following pages!

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Langspil

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ICELAND!

QUESTION 01

Listen to the langspil in the audio linked in the "+" section below. What kind of instrument is the langspil?

Percussive

Wind

String

Bukkehorn, the oldest known wind instrument in Scandanavia, made from a goat's horn

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Norway

QUESTION 02

Joik is what kind of music?

Vocal Music

Instrumental Music

Percussive Music

Kannel, an ancient string instrument from Estonia

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Estonia

QUESTION 03

Who is the character in the Estonian folk song example?

A happy king

A lonely traveler

A lost child

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WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE

Continue on to learn about the music of Ecuador, Peru, and Chile!

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The Rondadoor is a panpipe, sometimes decorated with condor feathers.

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Ecuador

PREGUNTA 01

What aspect is similar between the music of the Galapagos Islands and the Amazon Rainforest?

Focus on Dance

Monotone Rhythm

Swaying Movements

The quena is a flute dating all the way back to the Inca Empire

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Peru

QUESTION 02

What type of instrument was NOT used in ancient Incan culture?

Wind

Percussive

String

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Chile

QUESTION 03

What is the name of the instrument pictured?

ukulele

zampona

charango

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Continue on to learn about the music of Serbia, Greece, and Poland!

WELCOME TO Europe!

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Serbian gusle

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Serbia

QUESTION 01

How many strings does the gusle have?

Three

Two

One

Ancient Grecian instruments

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Greece

QUESTION 02

What instrument does the kithara resemble?

Bagpipes

Trumpet

Harp

Polish cimbalom

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Poland

QUESTION 03

The cimbalom is what type of instrument?

String & Percussive

String & Wind

Percussive & WInd

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WELCOME TO The desert!

Continue to learn about the music of Egypt, Turkey, and Morocco!

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Egyptian harp

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Egypt

QUESTION 01

When was the oldest Egyptian harp created?

2000 BC

2500 BC

3000 BC

Turkish ney

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Turkiye

QUESTION 02

Which is NOT a folk music genre from Turkey?

Duduk

Sufi

Arabesque

Moroccan drums

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Morocco

QUESTION 03

Which kind of instrument are very important in Moroccan music?

Wind

Percussive

String

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WELCOME TO Asia!

Continue to finish off your trip around the world by learning about the music of Indonesia, Vietnam, and Armenia.

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gamelan ensemble

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Indonesia

QUESTION 01

Which type of percussive instrument, used in the gamelan ensemble, can create melodies?

Membranophones

Idiophone

Metallophones

Vietnamese quan ho singers

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Vietnam

QUESTION 02

What music technique is sometimes used between the brother and sister groups in Quan ho songs?

Polyrhythm

Call and response

Syncopation

duduk

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Armenia

QUESTION 03

The duduk is a wind instrument that uses what kind of reed?

Double Reed

Single Reed

Metal Reed

COSMO

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Watch the polka here!

Polka

Polka is a lively couple dance with Polish origins. There are six different types of polkas: Slavic polkas (Polish, Slovenian), Germanic polkas (German, Czech- Bohemian), and southwestern polkas (Mexican and Papago-Pima). Instruments used in Polish polka include: clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, accordion, violin, cimbalom, concertina, dulcimer, drums, The cimbalom is a unique instrument, like the piano, it has strings that are hit with mallets to create sound.

Listen to Moroccan rythms here

Listen to Moroccan drums here!

Moroccan Music

Moroccan folk music uses a variety of instruments with varying timbres, including the ghaita, mijiiwiz, ney, qarqaba, moroccan tam tam, bendir, tarija, rebab, derbouka, tar, and oud. Drumming is an important part of Moroccan music. The tar, zilli tar, and bendir are a few of the many percussive instruments that create the msuic's distinctive sound.

Click the listen to listen to Joik singing!

• The Hardanger fiddle is like its counterparts the violin and American fiddle, but is played in a unique way.
• Two strings are consistently played at the same time, causing it to sound somewhat organ-like.

Listen Here to the Hardanger Fiddle!

Norwegian Folk Music

Norway is a country in northern Europe. There are several kinds of Norwegian folk music. The Sami people are indigenous to Norway and have a unique style of singing called "joik." The bukkehorn is an instrument from Norway that is made from a goat horn!

Click to listen to Shuar music!

See the Galapagan dance here!

The Sound of the Amazon & Islands

Ecuador is a very diverse country, encompassing parts of the Amazon, the Andes mountains, and even the Galapagos Islands! The Shuar music comes from the people of the Amazon rainforest. The music is accompanied by a foot stepping dance. The rhythm stays very consistent and repetitive. Choreographies in the Galapagan dance also show the biodiversity on the island! The dance mimics the movement of the Albatross and other birds native to the islands.

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Listen to the gusle here!

Serbian Folk Music

The gusle and frula are two traditional instruments from Serbia. The gusle is a one-stringed string instrument and the frula a wind instrument like a wooden flute. Kolo is the national folklore dance of Serbia.

Click here to listen to traditional instrumental folk music from Vietnam

Listen to quan ho here!

Vietnamese Folk Music

Quan ho is a type of folk song from Northern Vietnam. The songs are typically performed in groups and performers call each other by family names like first brother, first sister, second brother, etc. The style calls for unique costumes and sometimes have call and response between the brother and sister groups.

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• Translation of Song: Traveller, traveller, traveller singSing me your, sing me the song of your solitudeI'm listening, I'm listening, listening and singingYour solitude is my loneliness, your sadness also mineThe Moon rises, the Moon rises up to the skyThe Sun has set, the Sun has set to the other side of the worldThe traveller, the traveller, the traveller singsSings me his, sings me the song of his solitude

Listen to an example here!

Estonian Regilaul

Regilaul (runic songs) are a traditional folk music genre of Estonia. Estonia is a country that lies between Sweden and Russia. Singing is very important in Balkan cultures.

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Listen to duduk ensemble here!

Armenian Duduk Music

The duduk is a double reed pipe instrument made of apricot wood and is the national instrument of Armenia. Duduk is almost always accompanied by another duduk playing a drone pitch, using circular breathing to keep the pitch sustained. The duduk can have a very sad quality to its timbre and melodies.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to answer musical questions in different continents to find the Treasure of Wisdom. Yes, you heard it right! Let's go for it! You will need a password to open the vault on the map. Go to each of the destinations and collect the letters in order to reveal the password!

Hear the Ancient Egyptian Harp here!

Ancient Egyptian Music

Ancient Egyptians used a variety of instruments that exist in similar forms today. They had all three types of instruments, wind, string, and percussive. The ancient Egyptian harp held significant importance. Musicians were regarded highly in Egyptian society. The harp was an important instrument. The earliest harp can be dated back to 2500 BC!

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Listen to the kithara here!

Folk music of Greece

Dimotiko Tragoudi is one of the traditional musics of Greece. These songs date back to the times of Ancient Greece. There are many different folk instruments from Ancient Greece including the lira and lauto (lutes), the tambouras and gaida (bagpipe), the zournas (shawm), the daouli (drum), the dachares (tambourine), the ziyia (paired groups) and the violi (violin). The kithara is another Greecian instrument.

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The charango is often used to acompany Chilean music. The charango is a small Andean string instrument.

Watch the cueca dance here!

Chilean "Cueca"

Cueca is the traditional dance of Chile. It is a courtship dance in which the couple twirl hankerchiefs, twirl, and circle around each other.

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Click to listen to Turkish Arabesque

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Turkish Music

Arabesque is one of the popular traditional music styles from Turkey. The music of Turkey was influenced over time by its European and middle eastern neighbors. The Sufi music of the Ottoman Empire is also another notable folk genre from Turkey. The ney flute is used to create unique timbres in the music.

Listen to traditional Incan instruments here!

There are many other interesting Incan instruments! Explore the links on the previous page to see more!

Listen to Harawi!

Ancient Incan Music

The ancient Incan civilization lived in the area known today as Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Harawi songs were played on the quena, or a flute. Harawi develops later into the mestizo genre of yaravi. In Andean tradition, a man would play these songs to express his love from afar.

Click here to listen to the Indonesia gambang (xylophone)

Listen to the gamelan ensemble here!

Indonesian Gamelan

Gamelan refers to the gong-based percussive ensembles from Indonesia. Each gamelan consists of a unique set of instruments. There are three types of instruments used, including metallophones (melodic-tuned percussion), structural tuned percussion (kettle gongs struck with mallets), and rhythmic percussive instruments (membranophones).

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• Starting with the langspil, an Icelandic zither, and a drum playing.
• Chanting type vocals come in later in the song.

Listen here!

Iceland's "Tyrkjaránid"

Iceland is a northern country in the ocean between Canada and Europe. Contrary to its name, it is more "green" than its neighboring country Greenland, which has more ice! The story of the folk song dates back to the Ottoman raids of 1627. Pirates came and captured over 500 people in Iceland to force into slavery. The music depicts the sad, anxious, and mysterious feelings of this time.

Little drums made of puma skin.

Pomatinyas

trumpets made of Strombus

Guayllaquepas

Large drum used by men.

Huancar / wankara

Small drums used by women

Tinyas