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Music Styles and Instruments
1. What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
2. What band recorded “Hotel California”?
3. What band released the hit “Bohemian Rhapsody”?
4. Who sang the 2013 hit “Roar”?
5. How does a musician control the pitch when playing a Theremin?
6. Which Brazilian percussion instrument produces 'squeaky' sounds by rubbing a stick inside the drum?
7. Why was the 'Shoegaze' genre given its name?
8. Which fingers are primarily used to play a traditional Shona Mbira?
9. In Ska music, on which part of the beat does the guitar or piano typically play?
10. What is the primary difference between a concertina and an accordion?
11. What unique component does a Hammond Organ player use to manually shape the instrument's tone?
12. In which island chain did the 'steel guitar' and its slide technique originate?
13. What does a Theremin player use to control the pitch of the instrument?
14. What martial art is the Berimbau instrument most closely associated with?
15. Why was the 'Shoegaze' genre given its name?
16. What was the original purpose of the objects that became the first Cajóns?
17. What is the primary mechanical difference between a harpsichord and a piano?
18. Who is credited with adapting the African Mbira into the Western-tuned Kalimba?
19. What Spanish term describes the heightened state of emotion and soul in a Flamenco performance?
20. Which fingers are primarily used to play a traditional Shona Mbira?