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

ANSWER: human voice [accept singing; accept chanting; accept vocal music]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Danny Peelan (DII)Pitt AMichigan State B (UG)6510
RuchirCWRU BKenyon A70-5
Joshua Garner (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Michigan State A89-5
Todd MaslykMichigan AKenyon B (DII)92-5
Angelo Pan (UG)CWRU C (UG)Michigan State C (UG)9610
Simon Zimmerman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Ohio State C (DII)10510
Elijah Quan (DII)Michigan D (DII)CWRU D (DII)11410
FrancisKenyon ACWRU B12110
Elias Kradel (DII)Kenyon B (DII)Michigan A12210
Aswath Karai (DII)Michigan State AOhio State B (DII)12210