chp 2 music exm 1

33. An unstable feeling will drive the music forward to a point of relative stability.

Ans: True

5. The physical characteristics of music involve physics mathematics, and engineering

Ans: True

54. The __________ the frequency the higher the pitch; the __________ the frequency, the lower the pitch.

faster/slower

73. 32-bar song form is found in:

folk songs+religious music+ art songs

105. register::an area of the sound spectrum (high

middle, low)

95. classical music

music for the elite

94. folk music

music for the masses

53. When people perceive a single tone we call it:

pitch

85. Where do we hear examples of white noise?

possible answers include static on a radio/ roar of a waterfall

76. Name some non-traditional sounds that have been used in organized music.

rain, waterfall, birds, whales

74. __________ give a feeling of temporarily stopping with the sense that the music will continue.

Open cadences

90. What is the smallest group of notes having an identifiable character?

a motive

64. Strong weak, strong, weak is an example of:

duple meter

62. The variety of changes in the duration of pitches creates:

rhythm

77. Name an area where one sees the use of acoustics.

room design, concert hall design, stereo specs, sound reinforcement, computer music performance, medical technology, instrument construction

65. Strong weak, weak, strong, weak, weak is an example of:

triple meter

75. __________ convey a strong feeling of finality.

Closed cadences

All music includes the elements of sound and time.

Ans: True

41. Acoustical engineers design auditoriums according to principles like:

. resonance and reverberation

48. Music can stimulate:

A. physical reactions/B. physiological reactions

29. Placing accents on weak beats or parts of beats produces syncopation.

Ans: True

31. Variety creates a sense of contrast.

Ans: True

34. Many American popular and religious songs are written in verse-chorus form.

Ans: True

4. A good definition for music includes subjective factors.

Ans: True

7. Porous materials will bounce sound waves around a room.

Ans: True

9. Music that lacks forward energy may seem static.

Ans: True

10. As opposed to highly structured art music/children's songs rarely communicate a wide range of feelings.

Ans: False

11. Music should never be used as purely functional.

Ans: False

13. Generally/ Western European music is the only style we consider art music.

Ans: False

15. The existence of music among all peoples is a fairly recent event in history.

Ans: False

16. Musical languages/ styles/ and functions really differ very little among various cultures.

Ans: False

22. Public performers rarely need a motivating force.

Ans: False

24. A performer's interpretation should not add anything to a composer's notation.

Ans: False

26. Many people will learn to read music notation.

Ans: False

27. The elements of music are pitch/ duration/ loudness/ and melody.

Ans: False

30. The loudness or softness of music is referred to as timbre.

Ans: False

32. Repetition creates a sense of contrast.

Ans: False

35. Twelve-bar blues is a form derived from a style of American folk song called jazz.

Ans: False

36. Much 20th century classical music emphasizes melody over rhythm and timbre.

Ans: False

6. The science of acoustics is typically not used with musical instrument construction.

Ans: False

8. Dense materials will absorb sound waves.

Ans: False

All music must be pretty or beautiful.

Ans: False

Music can have a larger purpose than to sound pleasing.

Ans: False

12. Music can have attributes of both folk and classical music.

Ans: True

14. Music from any culture is a reflection of the society that created it.

Ans: True

17. All cultures have music because of its power to stimulate emotional responses.

Ans: True

18. Aesthetic responses can be universal or culture-specific.

Ans: True

19. Music can evoke unpleasant associations.

Ans: True

20. Music therapists use music to alter people's feelings.

Ans: True

21. Background music promotes passive listening.

Ans: True

23. Performing has its own creative element.

Ans: True

25. Performing can be intended only for the performers themselves.

Ans: True

28. Small thin instruments are higher in pitch than big/wide instruments

Ans: True

68. __________ intensity generates a louder sound.

Greater

67. __________ has a clear pulse with strong beats occurring in different patterns.

Mixed meter

38. __________ can be used to create music.

Noise/Non-singable melodies/Silence

66. __________ music has no pulse a weak pulse, or an irregular pulse.

Nonmetric

50. ___________ in music is the use of written symbols to represent musical sounds.

Notation

44. Music is an art and:

a science

84. What is the most important part of developing an appreciation for any type of music?

active listening

43. To appreciate music it is important to ___________ what happened before

and __________ what is about to happen.,remember/anticipate

63. Pulse refers to the __________ of the music.

beat

97. background music

can improve our feelings when we're alone

83. The creative process has two general steps regardless of style. What are they?

choosing elements of sound and organizing them to achieve a result

60. We usually hear three or more simultaneous sounds as a:

chord

51. Most creators usually create music that is:

culture -specific

42. The acoustics of a room are considered ___________ when sound waves are absorbed.

dead

70. Tension followed by a release of tension produces:

forward energy

39. The principles of acoustics can involve such terms as:

frequency range/ echo/ graphic equalizers

45. Regardless of its style

good music:,. lasts

56. Instrumental melodies usually can have __________ than vocal melodies.

greater complexity , wider skips, wider ranges

59. The system of using chords in American music is known as:

harmony

93. momentum

helps music move forward

55. A sequence of pitches occurring one after another is perceived:

horizontally

80. Which is more common today creating music that will last for generations, or creating music for immediate consumption?

immediate consumption

49. Music therapists can help people:

improve their self esteem

81. Name an area or place in which someone with a degree in music therapy may work.

mental health clinics ,hospitals, public schools, private practice

52. Which of the following makes more use of improvisation?

jazz music

72. Form is frequently depicted by:

letter names (ABABACA)

100. perceptive listening

listening to music attentively

46. A great piece of music encourages repeated:

listening/study/performance

88. Name three ways musical tension is created.

possible answers include increase in harmonic or rhythmic complexity increase in dynamic level, a rise in the pitch of a melody, a key change, increase in thickness or density of the sound

86. List three levels of duration by which we perceive music.

possible answers include length of an entire piece/ section of a piece, a phrase, an individual tone

89. Name three ways a release of tension is accomplished.

possible answers include returning from complex to simple from high to low, from loud to soft, from less comfortable to more comfortable sounds

47. Musical stylistic differences among cultures come from:

reasons for the use of music/different instruments/different ways of creating music

99. improvised

simultaneously created and performed

82. List three contributing factors as to why music changes.

society changes people's needs and tastes change, new or refined instruments, new ways of creating, artists' innate need to grow

78. Name an area where medical technology uses the science of acoustics.

sonar diagnostics and treatment

37. Music is:

sound that is pleasing to the ear/ sound and silence organized in time/sound you want to hear as music

87. What are the four classifications of the instruments of the orchestra?

strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion

92. frequency

the rate of speed of sound waves

91. acoustics

the science of sound and the physical basis of music

57. Tonality refers to:

the tonal center of a key

71. Texture in Western music can refer to:

thick and full+thin and transparent

69. In Western classical music instruments are classified according to their:

timbre

61. Music moves through:

time

58. Harmony is perceived:

vertically

79. Why is music considered an aural phenosonar diagnostics and treatmentmenon?

we listen and respond to it as sound

98. score

when music is notated

40. An audio enthusiast will want a speaker system with the __________ frequency response.

widest