Test Study Guide
Test 1
1) A primary purpose of this course is to become a more perceptive listener. * a) true * b) false
2) A primary purpose of this course is to improve your ability to listen to music ____________. * a) loudly * b) slowly * c) intelligently
3) A primary purpose of this course is to cultivate an awareness and knowledge of musical traditions from West Tennessee only. * a) true * b) false
4) A goal of this course is to gain an understanding of the structure of music by examining various ways in which music is _____________. * a) performed * b) organized * c) transmitted
5) Stylistic differences are the characteristics which distinguish one piece from another. * a) true * b) false
6) The _____________________ of the United States include western European classical music, folk music, popular music, jazz, blues, and various ethnic music evolving from a blending of cultures in this country. * a) classical music * b) popular music * c) musical traditions
7) The primary factor in the development of America's cultural mainstream was the predominance of _______________ in North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. * a) jazz * b) English-speaking settlers * c) Native Americans
8) Groups that retain a substantial part of the language, customs, or social views of their original cultures became what we call _____________. * a) ethnic minorities * b) immigrants * c) gangs
9) Most early religious, folk, and popular songs were derived from traditions and styles from _____________________. * a) Africa * b) Asia * c) British Isles and Europe
10) _____________ rejected the music of Native Americans as primitive and unworthy. * a) Africans * b) Latinos * c) European Americans
11) Most of America's popular and classical music is based on the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, and performances of _____________. * a)
1) A primary purpose of this course is to become a more perceptive listener. * a) true * b) false
2) A primary purpose of this course is to improve your ability to listen to music ____________. * a) loudly * b) slowly * c) intelligently
3) A primary purpose of this course is to cultivate an awareness and knowledge of musical traditions from West Tennessee only. * a) true * b) false
4) A goal of this course is to gain an understanding of the structure of music by examining various ways in which music is _____________. * a) performed * b) organized * c) transmitted
5) Stylistic differences are the characteristics which distinguish one piece from another. * a) true * b) false
6) The _____________________ of the United States include western European classical music, folk music, popular music, jazz, blues, and various ethnic music evolving from a blending of cultures in this country. * a) classical music * b) popular music * c) musical traditions
7) The primary factor in the development of America's cultural mainstream was the predominance of _______________ in North America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. * a) jazz * b) English-speaking settlers * c) Native Americans
8) Groups that retain a substantial part of the language, customs, or social views of their original cultures became what we call _____________. * a) ethnic minorities * b) immigrants * c) gangs
9) Most early religious, folk, and popular songs were derived from traditions and styles from _____________________. * a) Africa * b) Asia * c) British Isles and Europe
10) _____________ rejected the music of Native Americans as primitive and unworthy. * a) Africans * b) Latinos * c) European Americans
11) Most of America's popular and classical music is based on the melodic, harmonic, rhythmic, and performances of _____________. * a)