Year 9

How has tango been fused with technology?

Year 9

How has tango been fused with technology?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the history and development of traditional tango through to contemporary neotango. We will explore how technology is used to create a new fusion style for the younger generation.

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7 Questions

Q1.
Where was Fela Kuti influenced by African music?
Ghana
Los Angeles
Correct answer: Nigeria
Q2.
What were Fela Kuti's preferred horn instruments?
Cornet and tuba
French horn and trombone
Others
Correct answer: Saxophone and trumpet
Q3.
In Afrobeat music which instruments originate from African traditions?
Correct answer: Congas, shekere and clave.
Double bass, bassoon and church organ.
Jazz organ, trumpet and saxophone.
Q4.
In Afrobeat music which instruments were taken from American influence?
Conga, shekere and clave.
Correct answer: Jazz organ, trumpet and guitar.
Marimba, accordion and bongo.
Q5.
What is the 'head' in "Water No Get Enemy"?
The introduction of the piece.
Correct answer: The main melody which repeats, in the horn section.
The underlying harmony.
Q6.
What does interlocking riffs mean?
A unison section of the song.
Correct answer: Repeated melodies which overlap one another through call and response.
When the saxophone plays an improvised solo.
Q7.
Which two instruments can you hear playing the opening riffs of this Afrobeat song?
Drum kit and trumpet.
Correct answer: Jazz organ and guitar
Vocals and bass.

7 Questions

Q1.
In which city in Argentina was tango created?
Correct answer: Buenos Aires
Mendoza
Solta
Q2.
What instrument is this?
An image in a quiz
Accordion
Correct answer: Bandoneon
Guitar
Q3.
What type of dance is a tango?
Freestyle, disco dance.
Group, line dance.
Correct answer: Paired, passionate dance.
Q4.
Which century was neotango developed?
17th century
19th century
Correct answer: 21st century
Q5.
What is beatboxing?
Creating a drum from cardboard
Creating a trumpet sound with your mouth
Correct answer: Mimicking drum sounds through vocal percussion
Q6.
Which three parts of the drum kit sounds are created through basic beatboxing?
Correct answer: Bass drum, snare and hi-hat
Crash cymbal, ride cymbal and snare
Floor tom, tambourine and clap
Q7.
What kind of electronic elements are included in electrotango?
Amplifiers and loudspeakers
Intro and outro
Correct answer: Samples, drum loops and effects