Israeli + Palestinian Folk Music

Question 1

What is the oud?

Answer 1

Pear shaped instrument
Use 11 strings, tuned in 5 pairs with one ‘drone’ sounding string
Played with a pick

Question 2

What is the melody in Arabic music based off?

Answer 2

Maqam

Question 3

What is the maqam

Answer 3

A system of melodic modes or scales
Similar to raga
Contains microtones

Question 4

What is a the doumbek?

Answer 4

Goblet shaped drums

Fingertips are used to create drum rolls

Question 5

What are the 3 main sounds played by the doumbek

Answer 5

Doum - a low tone played in the centre RH

Tek - a high note played on the edge RH

Ka - a high note played on the edge LH

Question 6

What is the rhythmic pattern in Arabic music called

Answer 6

Wazn

Question 7

Accordion

Answer 7

Plays rhythmic accompaniment and sometimes the melody

Question 8

Outi

Answer 8

String instrument- short neck

Question 9

Tonality

Answer 9

Used minor key or modes

Question 10

Rhythm

Answer 10

Syncopated

Question 11

Lyrics

Answer 11

About harvest/weddings or religious text and war

Question 12

Zither (Palestinian)

Answer 12

String instrument - plucked or strummed

Question 13

Mijwiz (Palestinian)

Answer 13

Wind instrument

Question 14

Riq (Palestinian)

Answer 14

Percussion instrument

Similar to tambourine

Question 15

Tonality of Palestinian

Answer 15

Based on mode called Maqamat - used microtones

Question 16

Texture of Palestinian

Answer 16

No harmony

Monophonic or heterophonic

Question 17

Melisma

Answer 17

One syllable of text sung over a group of notes