1.9: Glossary
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- 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