1.9: Glossary

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    1.9: Glossary
    • Bodhran - a traditional Celtic open-ended frame drum with a low, resonant sound
    • Cajun Zydeco – American folk music developed by Cajuns, the descendants of Acadian immigrants (French speakers from Acadia), who settled in the swamps of Southwest Louisiana.
    • Celts – a term referring to a diverse group of people who lived during the Iron Ages in what is now Great Britain and Western Europe.
    • Raga - a pattern of notes that used as the basis for improvisation in Indian classical music
    • Tala – a repeating rhythmic pattern that that forms the rhythmic foundation for Indian classical music Sitar – a plucked string instrument used in Indian classical music.
    • Tabla - a pair of hand drums used in Indian classical music
    • Pentatonic scale – a five-note scale used in traditional music throughout the world
    • Koto – a traditional Japanese string instrument with thirteen strings over movable bridges
    • Shakuhachi – a bamboo flute used in traditional Japanese music
    • Mbira – and African thumb piano
    • Djembe – a hand drum used in the music of West Africa
    • Tamtam – a large metal gong