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MAS EXAM 2 Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question: Cajun music
Ans✅ ✅: southern Louisiana music of French Acadian origin.
-working class: farmers, laborers
-fiddle prominent
-accordion (1920s and after)
-distinctive "strained" vocal sound
-french language
-ex: Midland Two Step
Question: Zydeco
Ans✅ ✅: cajun influenced music style developed by French speaking African
Americans
-mixes in aspects of blues music
-later (1950s and after) added in electric guitars, saxophones, piano
-accordion (keys)
-sometimes fiddle
-frottoir (a percussion instrument unique to zydeko music)
Question: Frottoir
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Ans✅ ✅: in zydeco music, a washboard-like instrument of corrugated metal that the
player wears like a vest
Question: Polka
Ans✅ ✅: quick two beat (duple) rhythm
-Oom-pah Oompah (1 2 1 2)etc.
Question: Sitar
Ans✅ ✅: a large, fretted flute with as many as twenty seven strings that originally
began in India.
Question: gamelan
Ans✅ ✅: a percussion "orchestra" primarily from Java and Bali traditionally tied to
ceremonial and religious rituals
Question: Sansei
Ans✅ ✅: third generation
-thoroughly assimilated (english as main language, many adopted Christian religion,
etc.)
-but, consciously striving to "reconnect" with Japanese cultures
Question: Shamisen
Ans✅ ✅: fretted, plucked lute (instrument) used in Japanese traditional music
-part of Buddhist song
Question: Taiko
Ans✅ ✅: large drum, barrel deep sounding
-part of Buddhist song
Question: "Midland Two-Step"
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Ans✅ ✅: -cajun music
-accordion and fiddle
-two beat pattern (dance-able)
-tense vocal style
-quick duple meter
Question: Zydeco music
Ans✅ ✅: cajun influenced music style developed by french speaking African
Americans
-accordion
-sometimes fiddle
-frottoir
Question: "Banjo, Old Time"
Ans✅ ✅: scandinavian-derived folk music
-house (or barn) dance parties
-dance music
-polka (quick duple meter-count in twos)
-waltz (moderate to slow triple meter)
Question: Zaffat al-Hilu
MAS EXAM 2 Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question: Cajun music
Ans✅ ✅: southern Louisiana music of French Acadian origin.
-working class: farmers, laborers
-fiddle prominent
-accordion (1920s and after)
-distinctive "strained" vocal sound
-french language
-ex: Midland Two Step
Question: Zydeco
Ans✅ ✅: cajun influenced music style developed by French speaking African
Americans
-mixes in aspects of blues music
-later (1950s and after) added in electric guitars, saxophones, piano
-accordion (keys)
-sometimes fiddle
-frottoir (a percussion instrument unique to zydeko music)
Question: Frottoir
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Ans✅ ✅: in zydeco music, a washboard-like instrument of corrugated metal that the
player wears like a vest
Question: Polka
Ans✅ ✅: quick two beat (duple) rhythm
-Oom-pah Oompah (1 2 1 2)etc.
Question: Sitar
Ans✅ ✅: a large, fretted flute with as many as twenty seven strings that originally
began in India.
Question: gamelan
Ans✅ ✅: a percussion "orchestra" primarily from Java and Bali traditionally tied to
ceremonial and religious rituals
Question: Sansei
Ans✅ ✅: third generation
-thoroughly assimilated (english as main language, many adopted Christian religion,
etc.)
-but, consciously striving to "reconnect" with Japanese cultures
Question: Shamisen
Ans✅ ✅: fretted, plucked lute (instrument) used in Japanese traditional music
-part of Buddhist song
Question: Taiko
Ans✅ ✅: large drum, barrel deep sounding
-part of Buddhist song
Question: "Midland Two-Step"
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Ans✅ ✅: -cajun music
-accordion and fiddle
-two beat pattern (dance-able)
-tense vocal style
-quick duple meter
Question: Zydeco music
Ans✅ ✅: cajun influenced music style developed by french speaking African
Americans
-accordion
-sometimes fiddle
-frottoir
Question: "Banjo, Old Time"
Ans✅ ✅: scandinavian-derived folk music
-house (or barn) dance parties
-dance music
-polka (quick duple meter-count in twos)
-waltz (moderate to slow triple meter)
Question: Zaffat al-Hilu
