MUSIC 1080 Exam 1
Which is not a common part of a Grand Entry at a powwow?
A Circle Dance song
Name the genre of this selection.
Round Dance song
In what social context would one typically expect to hear this song performed?
a Sing
The form of this song is
a modified blues form with a verse and a chorus.
What is the context for this performance?
a Stomp dance
This selection illustrates
a constant back beat
Where would one typically expect to hear this song
a powwow
Eskanye songs are often performed by
community singing societies.
The instrument in the foreground of the music in this selection is a(n)
aerophone
The message in the lyrics of Fela Kuti's composition "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense" is
all of the given answers.
A prominent feature in the melody in this selection is
an upward leaping contour.
Which instrument(s) typically accompany Eskanye songs?
cow horn rattle and water drum.
Oral tradition refers to
culture transmitted by example and learned by imitation rather than from printed words.
The cultural context of this selection lies in
curing a sick person
A membranophone is:
drums with skins.
The meter of this selection is
duple/quadruple
The solo instrument in this selection
enters after about 15 seconds.
The political structure of the Ewe:
grows out of territorial divisions headed by a chief.
In this selection, instrumentation is the result of the sound of voices and ________.
drums
Which musical instrument does not make use of the bilateral symmetry of the human body in this selection
lunga
Which musical genre does not feature call-and-response?
Ghost Dance music
Name the musical genre of this selection.
Ghost Dance song
The basic accompanying rhythm of this selection is
MAYBE sometimes long-short-long-short and sometimes short-short-short
Which statement correctly describes the time characteristics of the music in this selection?
Many different rhythms governed by overall time-feels.
The melody in this selection is
NOT dynamic
The texture in this selection illustrates
heterophony
The lyrics of this music describe
how Native Americans experienced boarding schools.
The mbira is a(n):
idiophone.
Thomas Mapfumo's chimurenga music, "Be Ashamed":
is a praise song for warriors.
The quality of the female singing after about 25 seconds in this selection
like everyday speech
"People making music" refers to making sounds people call music and
making music into a cultural domain.
The drums used by drummers of Dagbon
modify tones by squeezing cords.
The texture of this example is
monophonic
Which type of musical texture is not found in "Makala"?
monophony
This selection illustrates a
narrow melodic range
The mbira is played by
plucking its keys.
According to the Shona, how can humans talk directly with the spirits?
possession trances
The Western scholars of African music, Koetting and Locke, thought the sounds the postal workers created:
sounded like music.
The growth of Native American popular music in the 1990s was fueled by
the establishment of several new record labels specializing in Native music.
An important characteristic of the music in this selection features
the parts relating to a common time feel.
Which of these events was not associated with the Red Power movement?
the protest of Bill C-31
A prominent feature of the vocal part in the music of this selection is:
the use of call-and-response.
Common features of Ghost Dance musical style include
the use of paired phrases.
In this selection, improvisation occurs in
the whistled parts.
What is NOT a musical feature of this song?
triple meter.
Men's Fancy dance regalia is distinguished by
two feather bustles worn on the waist and shoulders.
The form of this selection is
AAAA
Which of the following is a generalization about African music-culture?
African music welcomes participation by everyone.
Name the tribal group from which this song originates.
Haudenosaunee
Which is not an description of Ndáá' songs.
Ndáá' songs are often sung by visiting tribal groups as part of a larger community gathering.
This is an example of
Northern style singing.
What happens to the time characteristics in this selection at the beginning?
The tempo changes.
African praise songs played on Euro-American rock instruments in popular (not traditional) music style characterize
Thomas Mapfumo.
Abubakari Lunna, the drummer of Dagbon, received his musical training through:
a master-apprenticeship process.
A phrase is
a short musical statement
The melodies in the songs of this selection
follow structured musical forms.
The general personality of the music in this selection
is consonant.
The accompaniment to the voices in this selection
is persistent ostinato
Harmony
makes use of chords
Which of the following statements characterizes the vocal part of this selection?
much use of repetition
A scale is:
musical tones in a ladder arrangement.
Which of the following is not a function of the jalolu (griots) of Mande?
patrons for merchants
The soundscape does NOT include:
pictures of instruments.
In this selection, the percussion instruments play
polyrhythm.
Which of the following is a dangerous distortion of the Forest People?
primitive savage
In this example, formal and melodic unity is achieved by the music's ________. (Hint: What does "unity" mean when applied to form and melody in music?)
repetition of phrases
Communal polyphony that restores balance with nature characterizes
the BaAka..
The Jingle Dress dance is widely believed to have originated with
the Ojibwa.
Which of the following is the correct overall form (A = verse, B = chorus) of this selection?
B A B A B A
The tempo of this selection is
Slow
Which statement most accurately describes the group XIT?
They are an intertribal rock band that performed protest music.
Round Dance songs often feature English language lyrics.
True
Stomp dance performances are typically comprised of a variable number of songs sung one right after the other, forming a larger song "set."
True
