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Which letters make up the musical alphabet?
What causes sound?
ART020A Final Exam Review
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Final Exam Review ART020A Fall 2017
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1
What causes sound?
vibrating molecules
loud noises
heat transfer
2
Which letters make up the musical alphabet?
ABCDEFG
FACE
A through Z
3
Which is true about sound waves?
frequency determines pitch and amplitude determines volume.
frequency determines volume and amplitude determines pitch.
4
The doctrine of ethos says music has the ability to influence...
health
moral character
intelligence
5
Plato wanted "good" music and Aristotle believed in catharsis -expelling negative emotions.
False
True
6
Plainchant is considered to be _____ music.
monophonic
polyphonic
homophonic
7
Which best describes sacred music?
music for amateurs
music for public events
music for the church
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True or False: Renaissance music had sophisticated rhythms and was hard to perform.
True
False
9
The dynamic forte means...
play faster
play loud
play quietly
10
What does an ethnomusicologist study?
songs and musical instruments from various cultures
brain functions while listening to music
the history of music
11
Which is true about the outer ear?
it protects the ear and funnels sound in
it helps us maintain a sense of balance
it contains the cochlea and semicircular canals
12
Term for assigning different musical lines to different instruments or groups of instruments.
orchestration
music theory
harmony
13
What do these symbols represent?
ornamentation
pitches
rests
14
First instrument used by prehistoric people.
drums
rattles
human voice
15
Why was the printing press important to the Renaissance period?
it printed musical articles and reviews
it started the publishing industry & made music accessible
composers purchased them to make music
16
Which instruments did Romans use in battle?
drum
harp
horn
17
What are the three music parameters?
dynamics, tempo, and pitches
melody, tempo, and rhythm
dynamics, tempo, and articulation
18
Which Italian songs tended to be rustic or humorous and often dealt with love?
psalms
madrigals
plainchants
