All music includes the element of sound and time

All music must be pretty or beautiful

Music can include silence

a good definition of music includes subjective factors

the physical characteristics if music involve physics, mathematics, and engineering

The science of acoustics is typically not used with musical instrument construction

music should never be used as purely functional

music can have attributes of both folk and classical music

Generally, Western European music is the only style we consider art music

Music from any culture is a reflection of the society that created it

the existence of music among all peoples is a fairly recent event in history

all cultures have music because of its power to stimulate emotional responses

Music can evoke unpleasant associations.

background music promotes passive listening

placing accents on weak beats or parts of beats produces syncopation

the loudness or softness of music is referred to as timbre

Variety creates a sense of contrast.

repetition creates a sense of contrast

Music has taken on a global perspective due to technological advances in communication and transportation.

Diverse musical traditions are a contributing element to our rich national culture.

the language used to discuss music is universal

ethnomusicologists study the social aspects of music

when categorizing music, stylistic labels should be adhered to rigidly

scientific research has found that music powerfully affects the emotions of listeners

Music is ______

________ can be used to create music

music is an art and

A great piece of music encourages repeated

Musical stylistic differences among cultures come from

Music can stimulate

______ in music is the use of written symbols to represent musical sounds

Which of the following makes more use of improvisation

When people perceive a single tone we call it

The _______ the frequency, the higher the pitch; the higher the pitch; the ______ the frequency, the lower the pitch.

We usually hear three or more simultaneous sounds as a

Music moves through

Pulse refers to the ________ of the music

Form is frequently depicted by

The merging of cultural traditions produces

The musical language of America is based on

When music is transmitted from generation to generation by imitation or memory, this is referred to as:

The composer of a folk song is often

The ___________ law of 1909 provided ownership of popular songs to composers, lyricists, and publishers.

Downloading copyrighted music can be considered:

_________ folk music comes largely from the musical expressions of slaves and their descendants in the south

True folk music is most often preserved by:

A ballad singer is a

A ______-bar form is the musical basic for the blues

In 1949 ___________ magazine renamed urban blues, calling it rhythm and blues, or R&B.

Intro Quiz two:At the core of American musical culture is traditional religious music

Contemporary gospel consciously incorporates elements of pop and rock.

Bepop is usually combo jazz

Free jazz was a widely popular form of jazz.

Popular music transcends regional, ethnic, economic, political, and educational boundaries.

Traditional bluegrass music uses all acoustic instruments.

Soul was an extension of R&B

World music can be found within US boundaries

Native American music has played a significant role in the development of music in American society as a whole.

Most immigrant groups hold on to parts of their songs and dances, but often in modified forms.

Singing schools were established to

Modern, black gospel music was the result of:

Black gospel music is

The cultural influence of jazz was from people of ___________ heritage.

A standard rhythm section is

The most popular ragtime musician was

Who was the most successful and famous New Orleans Musician

1930's big band jazz is known as the:

_________ was the sax player who solidified the bepop style

Bepop is often

The style and definition of jazz is

What non-music industry contributed significantly to the production of cowboy songs?

The pioneer of bluegrass music was

The Motown sound was produced in

The founder of Motown records was:

Before rock, music audiences were:

List three ways popularity (in music) is measured

Native American music is marked by

Much Native American music was designed to achieve:

In Native American music the flute was used to accompany ____________ songs

intro quiz 3: In the Roman Catholic Church chants were sung in the vernacular

Gutenburg's invention in the 15th century resulted in printed music

A madrigal is a sacred composition

During the renaissance, instrumental music was relatively independent of vocal music

The baroque period spans the years 1600-1750

During the Baroque period many genres and forms were developed and remain in use today

Baroque music is music of contrasts.

Recitative was used to carry the dramatic action forward

The standard texture of much Baroque music is polyphonic

The aria was more songlike than the recitative.

The Messiah is an oratorio

In the classic period rhythm was uncomplicated and predictable

The classic period was an age dominated by vocal music

One of Beethoven's innovations was to use the human voice in his Ninth Symphony

Chant was set in

The scale patterns of Gregorian chant are referred to as

Thick, Renaissance polyphony produced a problem, namely

Individuals such as Michelangelo, da Vinci, Luther, and Shakespeare were associated with the:

During the Renaissance, patronage of the arts began to shift from

Madrigals are typically written in

Hallmarks of the Baroque period included:

During the Baroque period music flourished in

Baroque orchestral forms included

The concerto was in _______ movements

Baroque keyboard works were written for

The arts during the classic period were centered in:

The new keyboard instrument of the classic period was the

The third movement of a four movement classic work is most generally

The most common chamber music ensemble of the classic era was

The term "libretto" refers to

The first section of sonata form is the

_______ was a prodigiously gifted child

Beethoven was considered a __________ composer.

Which of the following activities was Beethoven able to do despite his deafness

Prelude op. 28 no. 6 in B minor

"An sicuia"

The business aspect of the music became an important factor in the romantic period.

In the Romantic period the teaching of music became an established profession

Classical multi-movement forms were still adhered to rigidly in the Romantic period

Art songs are generally only sung by professionals

Brahms was a Romantic in his emotional expressiveness, But a classicist in form

Tchaikovsky had to rely solely on teaching as a living in order to be able to afford to compose.

Music in the 20th century can generally be described as experimental

In much 20th century music timbre and rhythm become more important than melody and harmony

Chance music is basically the same with each performance

Minimalism uses an abundance of musical patterns or ideas in a single peice of music

20th century music reflected an unsettled world