1. Turkey, India, and Indonesia 8 th Grade Music Appreciation

2. Turkey a Middle Eastern country that lies both in Europe and in Asia.

3. Turkey The people of Turkey include Turks, Kurds, Caucasians, Greeks, Jews, and Arabs. More than 80% are Turks and speak Turkish.

4. Music of Turkey-Instruments Tanbur-a long-necked plucked lute

5. Music of Turkey-Instruments Ney-flutelike wind instrument

6. Music of Turkey-Instruments Kemençe-bowed fiddle

7. Music of Turkey-Instruments Oud-plucked short-necked unfretted lute

8. Music of Turkey-Instruments Kanun-plucked zither

9. Music of Turkey-Instruments Violin

10. Music of Turkey-Instruments Kudüm drum in Mevlevi music

11. India India is a country in southern Asia and is the second largest country in the world in population.

12. India Over 1000 languages and dialects are used in India, more than anywhere else in the world. The national language is Hindi. The people of India practice a number of religions, including Hindu and Muslim.

13. Music of India Sitar-A 26-stringed instrument used in Indian classical music.

14. Indonesia Indonesia is a country in Southeast Asia made up of over 17, 500 islands.

15. Indonesia Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world behind China, India, and the United States.

16. Indonesia

17. Indonesia

18. Music of Indonesia A gamelan is a traditional Indonesian orchestra that accompanies dances and puppet plays.

19. Indonesia A gamelan consists mostly of metal percussion instruments, including gongs, xylophones, and double-ended drums.gamelan

20. Music of Indonesia It also includes flutes and rebabs (two- stringed instruments that resemble lutes).

21. Notes: Turkey, India, Indonesia Turkey-A country located in both Asia and Europe. Ney-A traditional Turkish instrument similar to a recorder. Ney performances are often improvised and ornamented.

22. Notes: Turkey, India, Indonesia India-A large, densely populated country in southern Asia. Drone-A continuously sounding pitch, used in Indian music. Sitar-A 26-stringed instrument from India.

23. Notes: Turkey, India, Indonesia Indonesia-A country in southeast Asia made up of over 17,500 islands. The traditional instrumental ensemble of Indonesia is the gamelan. The gamelan is made up of gongs, metallophones, drums, flute, and stringed instruments. The gamelan accompanies performances in dance, drama, and puppet theater in Indonesia.