Question
Answer the following about Arab tonal theory, for 10 points each.
[10e] The contemporary Arab tone system evenly divides the octave into this many quarter tones. This is twice the number of semitones into which the octave is divided in the Western chromatic scale.
ANSWER: 24
[10m] The pitches of the Arab tone system are arranged into these melodic modes, which are usually heptatonic. The most commonly used of these modes is called rast.
ANSWER: maqāmāt [or maqāms]
[10h] Arab maqams are built of these three-to-five pitch sub-units, which serve the same function as Greek tetrachords.
ANSWER: jins [or ajnās; reject “jin” or “ajna”]
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Summary
| 2025 ACF Nationals | 04/19/2025 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| North Carolina A | Cornell A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |