Unit 6 review

Jazz is a mixture of African, South American, and European musical influences.

What is improvisation?

What is a minor scale?

The harp is a stringed instrument that had its beginning in what ancient civilization?

What genre is Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony?

Who was considered the Queen of Jazz?

Who is Louis Armstrong?

The U.S. is well known for its classical musicians.

Classical composers don’t experiment with music or innovate.

What genre is Ragtime music?

Who was Wolfgang Mozart?

What is serialism in music?

What is DJing?

Folk music is also traditional music.

What is the oldest music in the world?

Music is a form of human language meant to communicate using sound.

What does syncopation mean?

Who was Beethoven?

Which is the best definition of a major scale?

What does genre mean?

Who was Frank Sinatra?

Which of the following is not a music genre?

What is the meaning of tonal?

Which of the following music is from the European tradition?

The sound of Native American music is known for what?

What is a Brahmin?

Which of the following is not a world music instrument?

What are Vedas hymns?

The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, and Beyoncé are all excellent examples of pop music

A sitar is a musical instrument from what country?

What is the focus of Western music?

Music is a symbol of this chaos in the world.

Rap focuses on lyrics that are spoken or chanted with a rhythm.

The word ‘music’ comes from what Greek word?

What does “common practice” mean?