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WorksheetsUnit 6 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 26mins
What does chromatic mean?
When an artist writes in different genres
When weird instrument pairings are in a song
It's another word for all 12 pitches that exist
What is minimalism?
When a musician only writes in one genre
Music that is incredibly simplistic; usually repeating ideas and is usually one or two instruments
What happens when people don't come to orchestra concerts anymore
What does "key" in music mean?
It's what tells you what scale the music will be made up of. Ex: The key of C means that the song will contain notes in the C scale.
Music has no "key"
It's another word for when a musician writes music in the genre they are known for writing in
What does "cyclical" mean in music?
Another name for religious or gospel music
Another name for "shuffle" in a playlist
It's when musicians borrow ideas from older music to create new music. What's old is new again.
What is serialism?
When the composer uses all 12 pitches in their pieces.
Music written about cereal
When composers write music about society and the world around them
Why was African American influence so important to American music?
How did musicians use what was going on in the world to write their music? What's the benefit of doing this?
How and why do musicians reuse older music? (Cyclical!)
Why is it important to write music that is relatable to your audience?
What do YOU think the future of the music industry will look like and why?
Music went 2 ways at the beginning of the 20th century. What were these ways and what countries were associated with them? (Pick 2!)
Europe- kept doing what they knew best and kept making Romantic style music
Canada- decided to go back to Renaissance music and write more in that style
USA- decided to branch off and create new music no one has ever heard before
What Romantic-style characteristic did Americans keep in their music in the early 1900's?
They kept writing for the orchestra
They kept writing just instrumental music
They kept writing music people never heard before
__________ music (aka: John Phillips Sousa marches) were very popular in the early 20th century because of the world wars .
Percussion ensemble
Military
Orchestral
True/False: 20th century music started off being equally about emotion, entertainment, and experiences, but began to be more about experiences in the 90's with the creation of hip hop.
True
False
True/False: In the early 20th century, American musicians used Romantic ideas to create their music
True
False
The invention of new __________ dramatically helped music evolve
Instruments
Technology
The early 20th century invention and use of the ________ helped bring music to more people across the country and world.
Internet
Cell phone
Radio
Each _______ in America had it's own sound/type of music. You can see evidence of this if you listen to music over the century. .
Youth
Decade
State
Many new _____________ were created throughout the 20th century
Genres
Instruments
Websites
True/False: Musicians got much more comfortable with writing music that talked about their personal emotions and experiences. This made some people uncomfortable.
True
False
What country was taking the music world by storm in the 20th century?
Canda
Europe
USA
What 2 genres from 1950-1999 were considered controversial? (Pick 2)
Hip hop
Jazz
Country
Rock and roll
True/False: Music was no longer limited to just concert venues, and people could now listen to music wherever they were because of records and the radio.
True
False
The 20th century was a great time for ____________- in music because there were so many new genres and musicians to write for.
Serialism
Simple music
Experimentation
True/False: Music from the 20th century is considered outdated and isn't used anymore.
True
False
