Question

Melodies for this instrument gradually rise in pitch in a style of music that includes vuelie (“voo-ay-LEE”) and luohti (“loo-OH-tee”) styles. This is the primary instrument used by shamans called noaidi in the Sámi musical form joik (“YO-eek”). Two women standing (10[1])face-to-face use this instrument in (10[1])Inuit (-5[1])katajjaq (-5[1])performances. Caroline Shaw was accused of cultural appropriation in her Partita for eight of these instruments. Performers suppress the fundamental pitch to allow overtones to dominate in a musical style for this instrument (10[2])called khöömei, which originated in Tuva. Performers of an alpine musical form for this (10[1])instrument characteristically jump the passaggio, the break between this instrument’s “chest” and “head” registers. For 10 points, name (10[1])this “instrument” used by yodelers, which is unaccompanied in a cappella (10[1])ensembles. ■END■

ANSWER: human voice [accept singing; accept chanting; accept vocal music]
<Classical Music>
= Average correct buzz position

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Sinecio MoralesJohns Hopkins ARutgers A3810
Charles YoungColumbia APenn B4310
Austin GuoPrinceton ARutgers C44-5
Mitch McCullarPenn State ABard A45-5
Robert WangPenn State BRowan A7810
Robert WangPenn State BRowan A7810
Will HollisterLehigh AJohns Hopkins B9210
Hazel DePreist-SullivanBard APenn State A11110
Ethan BingemannRutgers CPrinceton A12210
Austin GuoPrinceton AJohns Hopkins B13510