AP Spanish music and dance traditions word list

This word list covers essential terms and phrases related to music and dance traditions in Spanish-speaking cultures, suitable for AP Spanish exam preparation.

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1. What does 'música folclórica' mean?

Terms in this Study Set(32)

Traditional Music(16)

música folclórica

folk music

instrumentos de cuerda

string instruments

guitarra

guitar

trompeta

trumpet

banda

band

ritmo

rhythm

canción tradicional

traditional song

arpa

harp

percusiones

percussions

son

son (music genre)

zampoña

pan flute

cante jondo

deep song

marimba

marimba

salsa

salsa (music genre)

folklore

folklore

danzón

danzón

Dance Styles(16)

salsa

salsa

flamenco

flamenco

bachata

bachata

tango

tango

merengue

merengue

cumbia

cumbia

jota

jota

fandango

fandango

pasodoble

pasodoble

rumba

rumba

bailar

to dance

movimiento

movement

ritmo

rhythm

pasos

steps

coreografía

choreography

tradición

tradition

Questions in this Study Set(32)

1. What does 'música folclórica' mean?

A.folk music
B.traditional song
C.deep song
D.son

2. What does 'salsa' mean?

A.salsa
B.flamenco
C.bachata
D.tango

3. Which word means 'string instruments'?

A.instrumentos de viento
B.instrumentos de percusión
C.instrumentos de cuerda
D.instrumentos electrónicos

4. Which word means 'to dance'?

A.bailar
B.ritmo
C.pasos
D.tradición

5. 'Guitarra' is the Spanish term for what musical instrument?

A.trumpet
B.guitar
C.harp
D.pan flute

6. What does 'flamenco' mean?

A.merengue
B.flamenco
C.cumbia
D.jota

7. What does 'trompeta' mean?

A.band
B.trumpet
C.percussions
D.salsa

8. Which word means 'rhythm'?

A.coreografía
B.ritmo
C.movimiento
D.tradición

9. Which word means 'band'?

A.banda
B.folklore
C.marimba
D.canción tradicional

10. What does 'tango' mean?

A.pasodoble
B.rumba
C.tango
D.fandango

11. What does 'ritmo' mean?

A.rhythm
B.deep song
C.son
D.salsa

12. Which word means 'steps'?

A.pasos
B.movimiento
C.bailar
D.cumbia

13. 'Canción tradicional' refers to what?

A.traditional song
B.folk music
C.danzón
D.percussions

14. What does 'merengue' mean?

A.cumbia
B.jota
C.merengue
D.ritmo

15. Which word means 'harp'?

A.arpa
B.marimba
C.zampoña
D.guitarra

16. Which word means 'choreography'?

A.coreografía
B.tradición
C.fandango
D.salsa

17. What does 'percusiones' mean?

A.string instruments
B.band
C.percussions
D.salsa

18. What does 'cumbia' mean?

A.rumba
B.cumbia
C.pasodoble
D.jota

19. 'Son' is a term for what kind of music?

A.deep song
B.folk music
C.son
D.salsa

20. Which word means 'tradition'?

A.tradición
B.flamenco
C.movimiento
D.bailar

21. Which word means 'pan flute'?

A.arpa
B.zampoña
C.trompeta
D.guitarra

22. What does 'jota' mean?

A.tango
B.jota
C.fandango
D.salsa

23. What does 'cante jondo' mean?

A.deep song
B.band
C.marimba
D.ritmo

24. Which word means 'movement'?

A.movimiento
B.coreografía
C.pasos
D.rumba

25. 'Marimba' is a type of what?

A.string instrument
B.percussion instrument
C.wind instrument
D.band

26. What does 'fandango' mean?

A.fandango
B.cumbia
C.merengue
D.tango

27. What does 'salsa' refer to in music?

A.traditional song
B.salsa
C.folk music
D.deep song

28. Which word means 'rhythm'?

A.ritmo
B.tango
C.flamenco
D.jota

29. Which word means 'folklore'?

A.folklore
B.danzón
C.ritmo
D.guitarra

30. What does 'pasodoble' mean?

A.salsa
B.merengue
C.pasodoble
D.rumba

31. What does 'danzón' refer to?

A.deep song
B.danzón
C.son
D.salsa

32. Which word means 'bachata'?

A.flamenco
B.bachata
C.tango
D.cumbia

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