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

ANSWER: human voice [accept singing; accept chanting; accept vocal music]
<Classical Music>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cormac BeirneLSE AWarwick B3810
Benjamin WatsonOxford BBristol B4410
Ian McDowellCambridge CImperial A4510
Brendan BethlehemCambridge ASouthampton A45-5
Aisling SkeetDurham ASouthampton A59-5
Kai MadgwickManchesterCambridge B6110
Delia CropperOxford ACambridge D6710
Chris LevesleyWarwick ADurham B89-5
Edward FogelBirminghamLSE B10510
Michael WuSouthampton BDurham A10810
Amelia ReesDurham BWarwick A10810
Cormac StephensonSouthampton ADurham A11110
Gavin MarkoffVanderbiltBristol A11110
Zosia MikolajczukSouthampton ACambridge A11410