Lecture 4

Question 1

what is participatory music?

Answer 1

a type of artistic performance where there is no artist or audience distinction, only participants and potential participants

Question 2

what is the main goal of participatory music?

Answer 2

to inspire participation and get as many people be included as possible

Question 3

what is presentation music?

Answer 3

when one group of people, the musicians, play music for another group of people, the audience. The audience does not participate in the performance

Question 4

how is there attention to musical activity in participatory music?

Answer 4

attention on sonic and bodily interactions

Question 5

is participatory music scripted in advance?

Answer 5

no

Question 6

Because participatory music is not scripted in advance, what do the participants have to do?

Answer 6

pay close attention to the sound and motion of others on a moment-to-moment basis

Question 7

what is the quality and success of participatory music based on?

Answer 7

1. the intensity of participation
2. how participants feel during the activity

Question 8

what are the values and responsibilities of participatory music?

Answer 8

1. everyone’s contribution to the performance is valued
2. more about social relations being realized during the performance
3. more democratic, less competitive, less hierarchal

Question 9

why is social bonding present in participatory music?

Answer 9

1. more intimate connections
2. interaction because doing activities with each other
3. heightened concentration on the participants

Question 10

what does participatory music create a sense of?

Answer 10

belonging, identity and being together

Question 11

what is an example of participatory music?

Answer 11

rituals, ceremonies

Question 12

what is individual artistic freedom like in participatory music?

Answer 12

there is less creative freedom and limits the performers desire for personal expression

Question 13

what is the development of the individual’s music skill like in participatory music?

Answer 13

it happens over time. The musician develops more competence in the skill the more he or she takes part in the music or dance

Question 14

Are music and dance seen as normal human activities in participatory music?

Answer 14

yes

Question 15

what are the degrees of musical specialization like in participatory music?

Answer 15

takes people of all degrees of musical skill

Question 16

what are the degrees of musical specialization like in presentation music?

Answer 16

musicians must have around the same level of musical competence

Question 17

are you allowed to solo in participatory music?

Answer 17

no

Question 18

why is soloing in participatory music counterproductive?

Answer 18

it takes away from others’ contributions and puts extra emphasis on the experts

Question 19

in call-and-response singing, are solos long or brief?

Answer 19

brief

Question 20

does call-and-response singing have solos?

Answer 20

yes

Question 21

in call-and-response singing, how are solos distributed?

Answer 21

amoung core participants

Question 22

does participatory music have preparation before the performance?what are the conditions?

Answer 22

participatory music has preparation before the performance but it is not a fixed set of songs because the main goal is participation

Question 23

What is open form?

Answer 23

No set beginning and end

Question 24

What is closed form?

Answer 24

A set beginning and end

Question 25

What are the three aspects of musical form?

Answer 25

Repetition, variation and contrast

Question 26

What is variation?

Answer 26

A midpoint between contrast and repetition

Question 27

What is contrast?

Answer 27

When two musical units played one after the other differ from each other

Question 27

What is repetition like in open form?

Answer 27

There is more repetition

Question 28

What does repetition in open form facilitate?

Answer 28

Easy learning and greater potential to join in

Question 29

Why is there less dramatic shifts in open form?

Answer 29

So participants are more comfortable to join in

Question 30

What is transparent texture?

Answer 30

When each instrument or part can be heard clearly

Question 31

What is dense texture?

Answer 31

When different parts are overlapping preventing them form being heard clearly

Question 32

What is dense timbre?

Answer 32

The wide tuning of fundamental pitches creating a buzzy sound

Question 33

Why is the cloaking of individual contributions needed in participatory performance?

Answer 33

Inspires participation because participants are more comfortable to join in

Question 34

What is evidence of presentational performance?

Answer 34

Stage, light and microphone

Question 35

What is artistic freedom like in presentational performance?

Answer 35

Greater individual freedom

Question 36

Why is repetition not used in presentational performance?

Answer 36

Inhibits innovation of the performer

Question 37

What are rehearsals like in presentational performance

Answer 37

Knowing all the pieces in advance and requiring greater attention to detail

Question 38

Why are longer and more varied forms used in presentational music?

Answer 38

To sustain the interest of the audience

Question 39

Why are there scores in presentational music?

Answer 39

So there is greater possibility for the composer

Question 40

What is the texture like in presentational music and why?

Answer 40

Transparent so the audience is more aware of the details of what is going on