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 (-5[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 instruments. Performers suppress the fundamental pitch to allow overtones to dominate in a musical style for this instrument called khöömei, which originated in Tuva. Performers of an alpine musical form for this instrument (-5[1])characteristically jump the (10[1]-5[1])passaggio, the break between this instrument’s “chest” and “head” registers. For 10 points, name this “instrument” used (-5[1])by yodelers, which is unaccompanied in a cappella (10[3]0[1])ensembles. ■END■

ANSWER: human voice [accept singing; accept chanting; accept vocal music]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Qingyu ZhangUF AFlorida Tech A34-5
Aryan PathakUF EFlorida State University A93-5
Nicholas NguyenUF DUF C9610
Graham CopeUF BUF F96-5
Alexander NicholsUCF BFlorida Tech B114-5
Samuel StellaFlorida State University AUF E12210
Audrey SwingleUF FUF B1220
Leighton KarpiniaFlorida Tech BUCF B12210
Valerie UnzuetaFlorida Tech AUF A12210