Unit 2 Test Questions

What is the term designating a particular type of music with a distinctive form or sound?

• Music Culture

• Genre

• Musical Style

• Popular Music

What is a style of "art" music that stands apart from traditional or popular music?

• Rhythm

• Timbre

• Classical Music

• Traditional Music

What is the distinct tonal quality of an instrument or voice, which is clearly identifiable by the ear?

• Timbre

• Classical Music

• Genre

• Music Culture

What are performance practices, means, traditions, uses, and beliefs about music of a group of people, either from a specific time or place?

• Music Culture

• Rhythm

• Timbre

• Traditional Music

What is the way beats or pulses in a musical selection or organized and subdivided?

• Rhythm

• Timbre

• Traditional Music

• Popular Music

What is the oldest and most prevalent category of music?

• Classical Music

• Popular Music

• Traditional Music

• Musical Style

What is a form of expression within a musical genre?

• Traditional Music

• Musical Style

• Music Culture

• Genre

What is music that is intended for a wide audience, often featuring prominent melody?

• Classical Music

• Traditional Music

• Timbre

• Popular Music

List some of the things we can find out about other people and cultures by studying their music. (Must be a minimum of 3 sentences!)

What are the five musical instrument classifications? (Must be a minimum of 3 sentences!)