Howard Goodall - Story of Music - Part 1

Why was music SO RARE in the past?

• Nobody Knows

• It wasn't recorded

• It wasn't fun and exciting

• It wasn't loud enough to hear

How did humans in 32,000 B.C. use music in their caves?

• They put paintings at natural resonance points,

• They put drums in the deepest spots.

• Their paintings show drummers playing.

• Impossible to determine

Ancient Greeks believed music to be both:

• Science and Art

• Work and Art

• Visual and Aural

• Words and Art

Who spread Greek music?

• Romans

• Americans

• Africans

• South Americans

Pope Gregory invented Christian Chant songs.

• True

• False

An octave is two notes that are ____ notes apart.

• 8

• 6

• 5

• 4

The simultaneous sounding of more than one note is called:

• Harmony

• Melody

• Rhythm

• Duet

The first female composer we know of is:

• Kaccia

• Dona

• Lizzana

• Shandia

Without written music, how long did it take to memorize the tunes for the plainsong book?

• 10 Days

• 10 Weeks

• 10 Months

• 10 Years

After Guido...

• music could be written down and passed on.

• music used a scale called blues.

• music sounded sadder.

• music was angry and loud.