Chapter 4 Test
Music Its Role And Importance In Our Lives Chapter 4 Test
I. Key Terms
Directions: Write the correct response in Bold to each question. All answers can be found in Chapter 4.You may use the textbook. (24 points)
1. What term designates groups or sets of beats divided by vertical lines on the music staff?
Your Response:
2. What word refers to a type of spontaneous musical invention?
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3. What term is used to describe the aural aspect of music in which a certain number of beats are grouped together?
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4. What word means deliberate shifts of the accent so that it goes against the steady beat, conflicts with it, and tries to upset the steady beat?
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5. What is a repeated musical figure called?
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6. What term refers to the emphasis placed on a sound or pitch in music?
Your Response:
II. Main Ideas
Directions: Make BOLD the choice that best completes each statement. (24 points)
7. Ragtime was a popular form of dance music in America before
a. The Civil War c. World War II
b. World War I d. The Vietnam War
8. Who composed the "Maple Leaf Rag.”?
a. Scott Joplin c. Eubie Blake
b. Mickey Hart d. Jelly Roll Morton
9. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov used what in the "Procession of the Nobles."
a. Rhythmic Ostinato c. Syncopation
b. Melodic Ostinato d. Mixed Meters
10. The Bamileke people perform highly rhythmic music to accompany their:
a. Warrior Dance c. Marriage Dance
b. Hunting Dance d. Death Dance
11. Ludwig van Beethoven used what for the opening of the Second Movement of his Symphony No. 7
a. Complex Melodic Rhythm c. Metric Patterns
b. Simple Melodic Rhythm d. Mixed Meters
12. Since the first beat of a group is accented, hearing the accent helps the listener to establish
a. Rhythm c. Meter
b. Tempo d. Ostinato
III. Comprehension
Directions: Briefly answer the following questions in complete sentences. (28 points)
13. How does Blue Man Group take a very simple musical idea and make it sound richly complex?
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14. Explain the difference between beat and rhythm.
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15. Why is coordination an important asset for a musician?
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16. What is melodic rhythm?
Your Response:
17. What is melodic ostinato?
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18. Name the instruments used in the "Lali" performed by Bamileke people.
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19. Explain the feeling syncopation gives the music. What causes this feeling?
Your Response:
IV. Test Your Knowledge
Directions: Make BOLD the choice that best completes each statement. (25 points)
20. Which of these can be considered a found instrument?
a. guitar
b. recorder
c. drums
d. pencil
21. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of improvisation?
a. composing and performing simultaneously
b. elaborating the melody
c. composing in advance
d. altering the rhythm
22. The goal of syncopation is to
a. improvise.
b. interrupt an otherwise steady beat.
c. mimic rag pianists.
d. accent the main beat.
23. Coordination involves keeping more than one ________ going at a time.
a. accent
b. beat
c. melody
d. rhythm
24. The steady, recurring pulse in music is called its
a. beat.
b. rhythm.
c. meter.
d. measure.
25. The rhythm pattern of a composition's melody is known as
a. syncopation.
b. meter.
c. melodic rhythm.
d. ragtime.
26. Scott Joplin is best known for his
a. improvisations.
b. piano rags.
c. jazz compositions.
d. ostinatos.
27. The music that accompanies the Bamileke Lali is all of these EXCEPT
a. energetic.
b. rhythmic.
c. repetitive
d. slow.
28. Who composed Missa Solemnis and his Ninth Symphony while totally deaf?
a. Antonio Vivaldi
b. Ludwig van Beethoven
c. Scott Joplin
d. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
IV. Critical Thinking
Directions: Answer the following items in paragraph form, using complete sentences. (24 points)
29. What is the function of meter in music? What is meant by the term mixed meters?
30. What is the goal of the musical technique known as syncopation?
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