Music Composition and Theory

MU:Cr2.1.CI: In a musical passage, what could a slowing descending scale that ends at the tonic represent?

• Finality

• A break

• The beginning

• A climax

MU:Pr4.2.CI: Tchaikovsky evokes a militaristic feeling via

• A constant steady and uniform, but dancelike rhythm.

• His usage of snare drums cymbals

• Rubato strings

• Uniformity between melody and percussion

MU:Pr5.1.CI: When planning to practice a given piece, it is important to run through the music _____ days a week?

MU:Re7.2.CI: Mahler Symphony No. 5, Adagietto explores the complexities of ___

• Love

• Sorrow

• Friendship

• Patriotism

MU:Re9.1.CI: How does Mahler express the complicated and evolving nature of love in the Adagietto of Symphony No. 5?

• Through slow, reflective rubato.

• Through contrasting minor passages juxtaposed to major passages.

• Through modified returning motifs.

• Through extreme dynamic differences.

MU:Cr1.1.CI: A representation of a space adventure could be through...

• A passage based off of the whole tone scale.

• Floaty and uneven rhythm.

• A question response formula.

• Through use of definite pitch percussion instruments such as the vibraphone to elicit a sustained drowning ring of pitches.

MU:Pr5.1.CI: How should one practice a piece if they are struggling with a specific passage?

• Isolate the passage.

• Slow down the piece and practice with a metronome.

• Practice other more comfortable sections and build confidence.

• Slowly practice the passage with alternate rhythms.

MU:Pr6.2.CI: Early western composers such as Bach, Handel, and Mozart composed pieces for specific audiences. How did this influence their creation process?

• They shaped their music with concepts favorably looked upon by their target audience.

• They ignored their target audience in favor of their own creative happiness.

• They composed for their audience while sneaking in their own flavor and essence into their work.

• They used varied instrumentation with full orchestras.

MU:Cn11.1.CI: What similarities are shared between musicians, athletes, as well as any other civilian?

• They all study their respective subjects and diligently hone their understanding and mechanics in said subjects.

• They all share young retirement ages.

• They have no similarities as they pursue completely different paths.

• They all dedicatedly pursue their goals and compete against their peers to better themselves.

MU:Re9.2.CI: Why is it important to have others critique other works when improving musical understanding and technicality.

• Critiquing others allow us to learn from their mistakes while also relating their flaws to our own.

• Critiquing others allows us to train our brains to analyze the processes and patterns others use to create their work.

• There is no benefit. We should focus on ourselves instead of other people.

• Analyzing the performances of others allows us to see a demonstration of how a piece of music is played correctly. However, we shouldn't critique them since we're learning from their example.