Dance Unit Review

Above all, Native American music is what?

Which instrument is not used in Native American music?

A popular musical style mixing African and Caribbean rhythms created by Jamaican musicians

What two musics came together to form conjunto?

Who were the two gangs in West Side Story?

The Minuet was used as which lighthearted movement in a sonata?

West Side Story is set in

An Afro-Brazillian dance that is faster and jazzier than the tango

He was a Russian-born composer who wrote The Firebird ballet

A dance in triple meter (this is a style of music and a dance)

This is not written down, it is passed on through tradition to new generations

What is the main instrument of conjunto?

Through the suite, composers figured out instrumental music could convey what, just like vocal music?

This gives dance a springboard to start from, helping to express intent or mood. Dance looks weird without it.

What composer incorporated African dance music into his classical music?

This is a part of every tribe, society, and culture that is paired with music.

a rather slow and charming old French dance-like music in triple meter

This type of dance is distinctly American

Dance is a standard and integral part of this type of show

In tap dance, the feet (with metal plates on the heel and toe) are used as this kind of instrument

A style of classical dance that emerged in France in the 1500’s. Tells a story through music and dance

Native American music is primarily

A dance music created by Texas-Mexicans, also called Tex-Mex

A Latin-American dance performed at a moderately slow, walk-like tempo in a 4 meter

Set of instrumental pieces each in the character of a dance. They were written as “dance music” but not to be danced to.