Ethiopian Music: Regional Kignets

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True or false: The Oromos primarily use Full Tizita and the Dorian pentatonic scale?

False

True or false: The Amharas primarily use Full and Half Tizita, the Dorian, Mixolydian, and Phrygian pentatonic scales?

True

True or false: The Gurages use the Tizita, Batti, and Anchihoye kignits, as well as the Dorian and Phrygian pentatonic scales?

True

True or false: The Hareris primarily use Full Tizita, Batti minor, the diatonic major scale, and others?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Eastern Ethiopia has been influenced by Arabic music and often uses minor scales (Meqam)?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The major diatonic scale in Southern Ethiopia includes the notes C - D - E - F - G - A - B - C?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The natural minor diatonic scale in Southern Ethiopia includes the notes C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Musicians in the southern parts of Ethiopia do not make use of pentatonic scales?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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