Greek, Palestinian and Arabic Folk Music
Cards (25)
- What type of rhythms are commonly used in Greek songs and dances?
- What is a rhythm pattern called in Arabic music?
- What instrument is commonly used to perform Arabic WAZN rhythms?
- How is the low tone played on the DOUMBEK represented?
- What does Greek folk music allow performers to do with melodies?
- How do melodies in Greek folk music primarily move?
- What is a characteristic of Arabic melodies?
- What is an important feature of Arabic music?
- Which instruments are commonly used in Israeli folk dances?
- What techniques are used in Greek folk music to explore timbre?
- What types of chords does Greek music use?
- What is a MAQAM in Arabic music?
- How is Arabic music often accompanied?
- What scale resembles the Arabic scale in Western music?
- What does the bass guitar play in Israeli folk dances?
- What is a common tempo characteristic of Greek, Arabic, and Israeli folk music?
- How does Arabic music typically begin?
- What is a common texture in Greek folk music?
- What is the structure of Greek folk music like?
- Where is Greek folk music commonly performed?
- What influences shaped Middle Eastern folk music?
- What instruments are typical in a Greek folk music ensemble?
- What type of harmony is often found in Palestinian and Arabic music?
- How has modern technology impacted traditional music?
- What are the typical instruments, timbres, and sonorities in traditional folk music?