Question 1 0 / 0.15 points ________________ approach music as a social process in order to understand not only what mus...
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Question 1 0 / 0.15 points
________________ approach music as a social process in order to understand not only what music is but also why it is: what music means to its practitioners and audiences, and how those meanings are conveyed.
In
Songwriters
Music journalists
Organists
Ethnomusicologists
Question 2 0.15 / 0.15 points
According to the YouTube video interview with Dr. Suzel Reily, speaking about her training and work as an Ethnomusicologist, what are the two major categories into which people divide Ethnomusicology?
Aria and Rondo
Anthropology and Musicology
Improvisation and Interpretation
Sonata and Concerto
Question 3 0.15 / 0.15 points
Based on the same video interview with Dr. Reily, one important area of Ethnomusicological work is:
Fieldwork
Time Signature
Harmony
The orchestra
Question 4 0.15 / 0.15 points
_____________has the power to influence psychological aspects of behavior both consciously and unconsciously.
The Metronome
Music
A tempo marking of Presto
All of the above
Question 5 0.15 / 0.15 points
Which of these are required for sound to "occur" in an environment?:
a) A vibrating source to initiate sound
b) A medium to transmit sound vibrations throughout the environment
c) A receiver to hear or record sound vibrations
d) All of the above
A vibrating source to initiate sound
A medium to transmit sound vibrations throughout the environment
A receiver to hear or record sound vibrations
All of the above
Question 6 0.15 / 0.15 points
In music, the psychological term used to describe gradations of amplitude (loudness and softness of sound) is ___________.
dynamics
allegretto
melody
symphonic
Question 7 0 / 0.15 points
___________ is the quality of a sound or sonic event.
In
Rhythm
Harmony
Timbre
Syncopation
Question 8 0.15 / 0.15 points
The "distance" between two pitches is known as an ____________.
octave
idea
interval
All of the above
Question 9 0.15 / 0.15 points
A _________ _________is indicated at the beginning of a piece in the form of a fraction. The denominator indicates the chosen unit of measurement while the numerator indicates the number of such units comprised in a measure.
Quarter note
Melodic line
Key signature
Time signature
Question 10 0.15 / 0.15 points
A _____________ is a series of individual pitches, one occurring after another, so that the composite order of pitches constitutes a recognizable entity. It is the horizontal aspect of music.
key
beat
chord
melody
Question 11 0.15 / 0.15 points
___________ is the rate of speed of a composition or a section of a composition which is measured by the number of beats-per-minute.
Pitch
Accompaniment
Andante
Tempo
Question 12 0.15 / 0.15 points
______________ is the arrangement of durational sonic patterns or tone lengths that fall on or between a "beat."
Tempo
Pitch
Tonality
Rhythm
Question 13 0.15 / 0.15 points
_________ is an Italian musical term that indicates a gradual increase in tempo.
Crescendo
Adagio
Coda
Accelerando
Question 14 0.15 / 0.15 points
_____________ is the simultaneous occurrence of three or more tones by which chords of music are constructed, and the system by which one chord follows another chord in time.
Harmony
Tonality
Melody
Meter
Question 15 0.15 / 0.15 points
Acquiring knowledge of music may create a deeper sensitivity in humans for their environment and social culture and it is generally believed to enrich life.
True
False
Question 16 0.15 / 0.15 points
Measurable characteristics of sound are: Duration, Pitch, Amplitude, and Timbre.
True
False
Question 17 0.15 / 0.15 points
Repetition, variation, and contrast are the foundational procedures on which music composition rests. These important components are used in the creation of all the basic elements of music.
True
False
Question 18 0.15 / 0.15 points
The Italian word fortepiano has two meanings. One is a sudden dynamic change marked in a musical score, usually with the abbreviation fp, while the other refers to an early version of the modern piano, the first instrument that enabled to create dynamic contrast depending on the playerâs touch.
True
False
Question 19 0.15 / 0.15 points
Form is the entire body of the "musical event" which has a beginning and an ending. A complete "form of music" is called a composition, piece or a work. Musicians and others who speak and write about music use these terms interchangeably.
True
False
Question 20 0.15 / 0.15 points
The music of all world cultures is notated (written on paper) in a musical notation system so that the music may be performed repeatedly.
True
False