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

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

Classical concerts tend to play the music of few composers

Who was Aaron Copland?

a twentieth-century American composer

What are the three types of listening?

passive, unconscious, and active

How do historians distinguish one historical period from another?

They look for similar characteristics that set them apart

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

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

repeated hearings allow for greater understanding

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Nashville State Chapters 1, 2, 3 Review

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

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