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

ANSWER: human voice [accept singing; accept chanting; accept vocal music]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Keerthana Krishnan (D2)Texas CWUSTL A3410
Brynn JonesOregon StateCentral Oklahoma6010
Towery McNeil (D2)Mississippi StateColorado College7310
Drew Scheiner (UG)MissouriArkansas83-5
Thomas Doyle (UG)Vassar BNYU B9210
Brielle Rach (D2)IowaOle Miss93-5
Owen Gilroy (D2)Texas BTexas A9310
Claire Bennett (UG)Vassar ATexas D11010
Dylan Dexter (D2)Ole MissIowa12110
Olivia Smith (D2)ArkansasMissouri12210