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 (C)</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 (C)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Japanese instrument is a broad range percussion instrument?

<p>Koto (D)</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 (A)</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 (C)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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