Question

Traditional music in Asia is generally based on:

Question 3 options:


A an octave based system, similar to our own.


B banging the drum.


C a heptatonic system with seven notes that correspond to the white keys on the piano.


D a pentatonic system with five notes that roughly correspond to the black keys on the piano.

Answer 1

Answer: D)

Step-by-step explanation:

Asian music does have a lot of musical styles in different countries in Asia. For example music of Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Middle East...There are a lot of instruments and ways of music-making.

They are using drums and piano also but the most popular and unique system is a pentatonic system.

• This system has five notes on the pentatonic scale, and they are creating an octave, it is the most popular system in China, Japan, and Korea.