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 face-to-face use this instrument in Inuit (-5[1])katajjaq (10[2]-5[1])performances. Caroline Shaw was accused of cultural appropriation in her (-5[1])Partita for eight of these instruments. Performers suppress the fundamental pitch to allow overtones to dominate in a musical (10[1])style for this instrument called khöömei, which originated in Tuva. Performers of an alpine musical form for this instrument characteristically jump the passaggio, the break between this (10[1])instrument’s “chest” and “head” registers. For 10 points, name this “instrument” used (10[1])by yodelers, which is unaccompanied in a (10[1])cappella (10[3])ensembles. ■END■

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

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anila MoparthyUIUC DUChicago A44-5
Jeremy CummingsWashU BUChicago D4510
Jeremy CummingsWashU BUChicago D4510
Yash MandaviaUIUC BWashU D45-5
Danila KabotyaIndiana AWashU C55-5
Nolan JonesPurdue APurdue B7410
Arthur GaydenUChicago AUIUC D10210
Sam KonkelUChicago CPurdue C11410
Conner YamnitzWashU CIndiana A12110
Samson VickreyPurdue DUIUC A12210
Samson VickreyPurdue DUIUC A12210
Theodor MartinWashU DUIUC B12210