In the United States, how do classical and popular music differ?

Classical concerts tend to play the music of few composers

How do historians distinguish one historical period from another?

They look for similar characteristics that set them apart

What are the three types of listening?

passive, unconscious, and active

What is an important reason for listening to pieces of music multiple times?

repeated hearings allow for greater understanding

Today, the greatest influence on music around the world is exerted by

Western classical and popular music.

What are the four main types of instruments?

strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion

Who was Aaron Copland?

a twentieth-century American composer

What does the 3/4 time signature indicate?

there are 3 beats in a measure, quarter note is one beat

Why is "English horn" a misnomer?

The English horn is neither English nor a horn

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1
In the United States, how do classical and popular music differ?
Classical music audiences tend to be young
Classical concerts often take place outdoors
Classical concerts tend to play the music of few composers
Classical music is mostly heard on recordings
2
The keynote of a piece of music is also known as its
cadence
unison
dominant
tonic
3
Music, like language, is an accomplishment that distinguishes us
as professionals and amateurs
as humans
from our ancient ancestors
from insects
4
What is unconscious listening?
hearing but not noticing music
focusing on music in an engaged manner
hearing music while performing other tasks
listening to music while under hypnosis
5
Improvisation and "scatting" are often found in
jazz
Gregorian chant
the lost works of Franz Schubert
Mozart's operas
6
How do historians distinguish one historical period from another?
People living in historical times usually name period
They divide history into even increments of time
They look for similar characteristics that set them apart
They pick one famous artist and go by their years
7
What musical texture is most often used when a soloist sings the national anthem before a game?
monophony
polyphony
heterophony
homophony
8
Which of the following is a bamboo flute used by Zen Buddhists monks in the 17th century?
shakuhachi
harding-fele
koto
shamisen
9
In which form would a theme be presented before being repeated with slight changes?
32-bar AABA
binary
theme and variations
ternary
10
Which is the largest class of instruments in the world?
wind
brass
string
percussion
11
What are the three types of listening?
passive, unconscious, and active
background, engaged, and subliminal
passive, conscious, and active
background, unconscious, and committed
12
What is an important reason for listening to pieces of music multiple times?
the only way to understand music is to memorize it
It is a way of respecting the work of composers
it allows you to play music in the background
repeated hearings allow for greater understanding
13
Today, the greatest influence on music around the world is exerted by
modern Israeli music
Western classical and popular music.
rock and pop cultures based on music of Elvis and Michael
Juju music from West Africa
14
Which one of these percussion instruments is pitched?
tambourine
snare drum
bass drum
xylophone
15
What are the three basic elements of music?
melody, rhythm, and harmony
form, dynamics and texture
melody, timbre, and texture
melody, rhythm, and homophony
16
What are the four main types of instruments?
strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
strings, woodwinds, brass, and keyboards
bowed strings, plucked strings, woodwinds, and brass
brass, woodwinds, pitched percussion,
17
Which part of a stringed instrument is used to make the strings vibrate?
bow
tailpiece
bridge
fingerboard
18
What is the lowest type of women's voice?
soprano
alto
tenor
mezzo-soprano
19
Who wrote the lyrics to "It Don't Mean a Thing?"
Irving Berlin
Aaron Copland
Irving Mills
Duke Ellington
20
Who was Aaron Copland?
a famous violinist during the Baroque era
a descendant of Abraham Lincoln
a twentieth-century American composer
a famous jazz arranger
21
What is the term for the speed at which the beats of a piece occur?
form
tempo
meter
key
22
The types of instruments that a culture develops often depends upon
music's role in religion
the raw materials available
the range of the written music
the designer's creativity
23
Which of the following is the appropriate attire for a classical concert?
dress slacks and dress shirt
jeans and a hunting vest
jeans and a tee shirt
cut-off shorts and a tube top
24
Which of these terms means to grow louder?
andante
mezzo forte
crescendo
diminuendo
25
What does the 3/4 time signature indicate?
it takes three quarter notes to make one beat
there are 3 sharps and 4 flats in the music
it takes four third notes to make a phrase
there are 3 beats in a measure, quarter note is one beat
26
What is the typical pattern of binary form?
ABA'
ABACA
AABB
ABA
27
What is the term for a long, self-contained unit of a larger work?
movement
symphony
section
phrase
28
Why is "English horn" a misnomer?
The English horn is more like a German horn
The English horn is more like a English oboe
The English horn is a type of clarinet
The English horn is neither English nor a horn
29
What is the equivalent of a cadence in writing?
punctuation
clauses
pronouns
verbs

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