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30 Cards in this Set
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What word refers to the way sounds are woven together? |
Texture |
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What word means in unison with everyone sounding the same pitch or octave at the same time? |
Monophonic |
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What term refers to a sequence of tones arranged incising pitches? |
Scale |
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What word refers to hearing-related experiences such as listening? |
Aural |
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What term designates a musical group with several violins, two trumpets, large bass guitar, and special five- and six- string guitars? |
Mariachi |
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What term is used to describe a performer with brilliant, flawless technique? |
Virtuoso |
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What is the distance in pitch between tones called? |
Interval |
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What term means characterized by a heightened sensitivity to the content, form, or emotional impact of an artistic work or event? |
Aesthetic |
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Composer Libby Larsen called the _____ _______ the most important musical instrument of the past 50 years. |
Electric Guitar |
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A mariachi plays a style of ensemble music from? |
Mexico |
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Another name for a musical group is an ________________? |
Ensemble |
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A Question - and - answer pattern in which a group responds to a leader is called _________ ________ ___________? |
Call and Response |
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Perceptive listening is listening to and appreciating a musical work for its? |
Full Range of technical and expressive qualities |
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A melodic instrument used most widely by Native Americans is the _______________? |
Flute |
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A Sequence of eight pitches built on the pattern of two whole steps, one half step, three whole steps and one half step is called a ______________? |
Major Scale |
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________________ is a famous operatic tenor. |
Luciano Pavarroti |
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True or False?
Music critics do not have mush influence on public opinion. |
False |
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True or False?
For most guitarists, the right hand is usually used to press down the strings and the left hand strums. |
False |
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True or False?
A listener can decide how much attention to give the music. |
True |
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True or False?
Music often functions as a form of group expression and social communication |
True |
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True or False?
The Kaen is a Japanese vertical bamboo flute with five holes. |
False |
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What word do the spaces on the staff spell in the treble clef? |
FACE |
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What is the saying that the lines on the staff represent in the treble clef? |
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge or Every Good Boy Does Fine |
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How many counts does a quarter note get? |
1 |
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How many counts does a half note get? |
2
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How many counts does a dotted half note get? |
3 |
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How many counts does a whole note get? |
4 |
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How many counts does and 8th note get? |
1/2 |
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What saying do the lines represent on the staff in the bass clef? |
Good Boys Do Fine Always or Good Boys Deserve Fudge Always |
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What saying do the spaces represent on the staff in the treble clef? |
All Cows Eat Grass |