2. Begins on page 393 Chapter 43 Music of Asia

3. Indian Music  Ragas  Talas  Performances  Texture ► Melodic line ► Drone ► Rhythm (tala)

4. Indian Music  Form  Cultural outlook  Instruments ► Sitar ► Tabla ► Flute Copyright © 2010 by Schirmer Cengage Learning

5. Chinese Music  Cultural outlook  Pentatonic scale  Instruments ► Strings ► Winds ► Percussion

6. Japanese Music  Much imported from China and Korea Copyright © 2010 by Schirmer Cengage Learning  Classical music largely abandoned in favor of Western classical and popular music  Instruments ► Koto ► Shakuhachi ► Samisen

7. Balinese Music  Gamelan  Musical features ► Pentatonic scale ► Little harmony ► Free-sounding rhythm ► Colorful timbres Copyright © 2010 by Schirmer Cengage Learning

8. Balinese Music  Individual players part of mosaic of sound  Instruments ► Flutes played like recorder ► Xylophone-like ► Kajar ► Drums and cymbals Copyright © 2010 by Schirmer Cengage Learning

9. Summary  Indian Music  Chinese Music  Japanese Music  Balinese Music