Music Flashcards
It is a pair of two cuplike metals struck together and bound by a cord
PENGLING
It is a zither that has 16 to 21 strings fastened over a large, wooden resonating box
GUZHENG
It is a chordophone with two strings
ERHU
Regarded as the “ king “ of traditional chinese instruments the ____ is a chinese lute.
Pi-pa
It is a wind blown mouth organ that consists of 17 bamboo pipes
Sheng
It is a medium size barrel shaped traditional chinese drum with two heads covered in animal skin
Tanggu
It is a bamboo transverse flute with 6 holes
Dizi
Also called laba, is a double reed aerophone. this instrument produces clear and bright notes
Suona
It is a very large drum usually played by able-bodied japanese male instrumentalists
Daiko
It is a three stringed chordophone that has a drum like rounded rectangular body covered with skin which amplifies the sound
Shamisen
Is a 2-meter long zither with 13 strings
Koto
A japanese lute, it is a short neck chordophone characterized by its pear shaped body
Biwa
It is an end blown aerophone that has four or five holes
Shakuhachi
It is an hourglass shaped, two headed drum
Changgo
It is a cylindrical double-reed aerophone that has a saxophone like sound
Piri
