MA Unit 1 Review

The ability to discern musical characteristics and describe them.

A warrior dance from Cameroon.

Customs, ideas, tastes, and beliefs acquired from a person's background.

What type of music has singers accompanied by different types of stringed instruments or flutes?

A musical style where all performers sing or play the same melody in a manner appropriate to each voice or instrument.

We do not know much about ancient music, because it was not

The term for the blending of Spanish, Indian, and African cultures in Mexico

A popular style of music that developed in America during the late 1800's and early 1900's

Different types of music have different characteristics. Another name for musical characteristics is

Because people in the United State come from all different parts of the globe, American music represents many

The birthplace of jazz.

Name a composer from the classical period.

"La Bamba" is a sones jarachos, or traditional song from which state in Mexico

The distinct manner or character of musical expression.

Professionals who study the music of different cultural groups.

Composers in the classical period were inspired by the simple, uncluttered architecture of ancient

The quality of sound

Several common elements can be found in music from all over the world. Name one

What invention by Thomas Edison made music more accessible to everyone?

A style of "art" music, as distinguished from popular music.

African music that expressed brotherhood, pride, and tribal unit that was often prohibited by colonial rulers.

The ability to look at the world from another person's perspective.

Rock, heavy metal, top 40, rap and reggae are types of which category of music

A composition usually written in 3 lengthy sections featuring interplay between one or more soloists and an orchestra.

Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis has won Grammies for what style of music?

A Spanish term for "mixed culture"

A single melody with chordal accompaniment.

A Mexican instrumental ensemble consisting of violins, trumpets and guitars.

A Chinese musical art form that combines instruments, speaking, singing, acrobats, martial arts, and pantomime.

Two external characteristics of music are