MUSIC 121 NOVA PROCTORED EXAM 1

Two of the most obvious musical elements that composers use to achieve variety are dynamics and timbre.

True

Dynamic variety refers to the use of different sound sources.

False

Listen carefully to the following example:

The instrument you just heard is called: :15

Horn

The term timbre refers to the different sound sources used in a composition.

True

Unity alone sustains interest and appeals to our need and enjoyment of the new, different, and unexpected.

False

Great performers possess outstanding technique but may not have deep musical understanding.

False

The following excerpt features a solo performer. :08

False

Deep River is a great example of a jazz piece. 2:39

False

The following excerpt features a musical ensemble. :09 Hallelula

True

Interpretation is one of the composer’s most important tasks.

False

The performer acts as a bridge between the composer and the listener.

True

The following excerpt features a musical ensemble. :09

False

This excerpt features which of the following? :32

Vocal Ensemble

The following excerpt features a solo performer. :24

True

According to Booker T. Washington, plantation songs have nothing to do with religious fervor.

False

The term étude refers to pieces that are used to teach a particular technical skill to performers

True

In the Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin, the chords played by the right hand represent the accompaniment. 2:52

False

The Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin is nicknamed Revolutionary because it started a major upheaval in Paris in 1820. 2:52

False

Structure is important because it helps our minds begin to develop expectations about what will happen next in a piece of music.

True

Structure is important because it helps our minds begin to develop expectations about what will happen next in a piece of music.

False

An understanding of form enhances and improves one’s appreciation of music.

True

Ternary form is one of the most common forms for all styles of music.

True

Listen to this excerpt from Section A of Chopin’s Étude in C minor.

What is the function of the left hand in the following excerpt :15

Continues playing figurations (melodic patterns)

Listen to this excerpt from Chopin’s Étude in C minor.

Where does this excerpt happen in the piece? :35

Towards the end of the piece

Form is a way of defining the organization of a piece of music.

True

The Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin is an example of three-part form. 2:52

False

Structure is important because it helps our minds begin to develop expectations about what will happen next in a piece of music.

True

Musical connotation happens when music is associated with extra-musical events or experiences.

True

Music only affects our feelings and thoughts.

False

Music was clinically approved as a medical treatment in 1924.

True

Absolutists derive pleasure from listening for the way that the different elements of music relate to each other, independently of any extra-musical connotations.

True

Select the culture whose mythology is filled with references to the healing power of music:

All of the above

Perceptive listeners are mainly concerned with judging the quality of the performance of a piece of music.

False

The critical listener combines the characteristics of all types of listeners.

False

A referential listener is a person that relates to music mainly through extra-musical connections or associations.

True

Music that follows an explicit story is often called program music.

True

Referential listeners are the most common type of listeners.

False

The casual listener regards music mainly as a mood enhancer or as a pleasant part of the environment.

True

Music that is not associated with a particular story, image, object, or event is called _________ music

Absolue

Musical themes cannot represent real or fictional characters.

False

Which of the following is NOT true of the perceptive listener?

The perceptive listener describes music using vocabulary such as "mellow" and "upbeat"

This is a short excerpt from J.S. Bach’s Air from the Suite No. 3 in D major. Listening to that excerpt, a casual listener would be more inclined to do which of the following? :30

Enjoy the music as background

Jazz incorporates elements of folk music.

True

Art music is superior to folk or popular music.

False

Art music has traditionally been created by trained professional musicians.

True

A piece of folk music typically remains unchanged throughout the years.

False

According to the text, the folk song Dark Eyes reflects the Romanian national character. 3:20

False

According to the text, it is a simple task to define the category of folk music.

False

According to the text, Folk music, jazz music, and art music are not mutually exclusive genres.

True

Listen to the piano playing in this excerpt. :09. What are the short segments played by the piano alone?

Riffs

According to the text, all critics agree that jazz is a subcategory of art music.

False

Riffs refers to:

Short melodic and rhythmic patterns

Folk music belongs to the community even though it may have been created by an individual.

True

Composers of art music create works that are passed on from generation to generation by listening, remembering, and imitating

False

In jazz, performers have wide, creative freedom, even when they are playing from a score.

True

A note’s duration is indicated by

Whether the note head is filled or not and the number of flags on the stem

Which of the two following statements is true?

Time values in music are expressed in relative terms

The value of the ____________ note serves as the basis for the relative value of all the other notes.

whole

In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates pitch.

False

In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates both duration and pitch.

False

The text states that __________ is the essential element in music.

rhythm

Time values in music are expressed in absolute terms.

False

A rest symbol indicates:

A period of silence

Just as there are quarter notes, there are quarter rests.

True

In the Western music tradition, sound is represented in written form through musical __________.

notation

A long string, if plucked really hard, will vibrate faster and thereby produce a higher pitch than a shorter string.

False

It is very important to recognize that pitch is a relative concept.

True

The frequency of the lowest sound that the normal human ear can perceive ranges between 16 and 20 Hertz.

True

The audible frequency spectrum in humans ranges between:

16 and 20,000 Hertz

Vibration may be represented in terms of frequency. The basic unit of frequency is called the Hertz. What does one Hertz represent?

One cycle per second

The following excerpt from Pictures at an Exhibition features low pitches. :05

True

The black key to the right of G is called G _________

# Sharp. (Right is Sharp of note. Left is flat of lower letter)

We refer to specific pitches or tones with letter names using the letters A through G.

True

When keys that correspond to consecutive letter names are played sequentially they create a ___________ .

scale

The pitch letter names correspond to:

The white keys on a piano keyboard

The interval between any two adjacent C’s on the keyboard is called a/an ___________.

octave

If you take any pitch on the keyboard, the next occurrence of the same letter name going towards the right (up) will vibrate:

Twice as fast

The name of the white key in between the group of two black keys on the keyboard is:

D. (sanDwich)

The black key to the right of the A on this keyboard can be called A sharp or B __________

Flat

The key indicated by the arrow above is correctly labeled.

False its F-sharp or g-Flat

If the frequency of the C in the middle is 256 Hz, the corresponding frequencies on either side of that C are:

512 Hz on the one to the right, and 128 Hz on the one to the left

The staff is a system of:

Five lines and four spaces

Each line and space on the staff represents a different:

Pitch

In the Western music tradition, a note symbol (i.e., its shape) indicates duration.

True

The collection of parallel lines and spaces on which notes are written is called notation.

False

In musical notation, pitch is indicated exclusively by:

The position of notes on the lines and spaces of the staff

A note at the bottom of the staff has a higher pitch than a note at the top of the staff.

False