Japanese Traditional Instruments
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Which Japanese instrument is a large hanging drum played with two mallets?

  • Gaku-daiko (correct)
  • Shamisen
  • Biwa
  • Koto
  • What is the main characteristic of the Koto instrument?

  • It is a large hanging drum
  • It is a broad range percussion instrument
  • It is a plucked stringed instrument (correct)
  • It is a shortnecked fretted lute
  • Which Japanese instrument has a construction similar to that of a guitar?

  • Nokan
  • Shamisen (correct)
  • Shakuhachi
  • Biwa
  • Which Japanese flute has four or five holes on the front face and a thumb hole on the rear face?

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

    What is the main characteristic of the Shamisen instrument?

    <p>It is a Japanese shortnecked fretted lute used in narrative story telling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of the Biwa instrument?

    <p>It is a Japanese shortnecked fretted lute used in narrative story telling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Japanese instrument is a broad range percussion instrument?

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

    What is the main characteristic of the Nokan instrument?

    <p>It is a parallel bamboo flute used in noh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of the Shakuhachi instrument?

    <p>It has four or five holes on the front face and a thumb hole on the rear face</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Japanese instrument is a plucked stringed instrument with a construction similar to that of a guitar?

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

    What is the main characteristic of the Nokan instrument?

    <p>It is a parallel bamboo flute, the only melodic instrument used in noh</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Japanese instrument is a 13-string zither, about two meters long, and is plucked using picks?

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

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