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Understanding Music Review - Self-Check 2
Understanding Music Review - Self-Check 2
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1
What is NOT a part of modern pop music? (It can be used, but doesn't have to have this to be pop)
short song lengths (2-5 minutes)
repetitive ideas in songs
catchy melodies
lots of electronic sounds
2
How many notes are in a pentatonic scale system, popular in Chinese music?
8
7
6
5
3
When talking about how high or low a sound is, we're talking about
Tempo
Rhythm
Pitch
4
In the 1950's, composers used what type of equipment to make electronic music?
Piano
MIDI
samplers
Tapes
5
What is the name of the following instrument?
Clarinet
Saxophone
Snare Drum
Trumpet
6
Which of the following terms is NOT a dynamic marking?
Andante
Forte
Fortissimo
Mezzo Forte
7
Which musical era featured composers like John Cage and Dreamcrusher?
Romantic
Baroque
20th century (Contemporary)
Classical
8
Who is considered the founder of Rock and Roll or early rock?
Chuck Berry
Woody Guthrie
Johnny Cash
The Beatles
9
Which musical era featured composers like Beethoven and Berlioz?
20th century (Contemporary)
Romantic
Classical
Baroque
10
Speed of music is called
Pitch
Tempo
Dynamics
Staff
11
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Bass can produce sound by plucking and by using a wooden stick with hairs called a
Arco
Baton
Bow
Valve
12
Which musical era featured composers like Mozart and Haydn?
20th century (Contemporary)
Classical
Romantic
Baroque
13
Which Philosopher had a large effect on music in China?
Bob Marley
Buddha
Dante
Confucius
14
Which musical era tended to involve a lot of ornamentation, like trills?
Baroque
Classical
20th Century (Contemporary)
Romantic
15
Which of the following is NOT a tempo?
Allegro
Presto
Largo
Piano
16
Which musical era tended to involve large orchestras with dramatic music?
Baroque
Classical
20th Century (Contemporary)
Romantic
17
What is one defining feature of salsa music?
spoken rhythms
lots of singing
no percussion instruments
uses traditional jazz instruments
18
Which genre has fused with many other genres to create new ones?
Rock
Country
Jazz
Folk