Mapeh Reviewer

Question 1

Is the most important of the 5 basic elements

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Rhythm

Question 2

Often referred to as the “tune” this is what you can hum or sing.

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Melody

Question 3

It is the most simple concept to understand for beginners. For serious music students, the study of ____ may take years to master.

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Harmony

Question 4

2 or more sounds played at one time that has tension and maybe unpleasant.

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Dissonance

Question 5

2 or more sounds played together and pleasing to the ear.

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Consonants

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is the structure of music composition. Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony are the main elements that a composer uses to design the musical architecture of the piece.

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Form

Question 7

the simultaneous presence of 2 different keys or tonalities in a piece.

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Bitonality

Question 8

the simultaneous presence of 2 different keys or tonalities in a piece.

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Bitonality

Question 9

a combination of 2 chords simultaneously played together

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Polychord

Question 10

where two sequences are played using different meters, but with the same tempo.

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Polymeter

Question 11

a rhythm which makes use of two or more different rhythms simultaneously.

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Polyrhythm

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Impressionism

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(1870 – 1920)

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Also called 5 note scale

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Pentatonic Scale

Question 14

Its most common use may be described as a type of musical scale coupled with a set of characteristic melodic and harmonic behaviors, it is applied to major and minor keys.​

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Modal scale

Question 15

Prominent Composers of Impressionist Music​

Two examples of Claude Debussy’s (1862 – 1918) famous works

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• La Mer
• French songs for voice and piano

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Prominent Composers of Impressionist Music​

Two examples of Maurice Ravel’s (1875-1937)​ famous works

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• Daphnis et Chloé
• Rapsodie Espagnole

Question 17

One of the best known African drums.

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Djembe

Question 18

A double headed drum shaped like an hourglass with one end larger than the other.

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Bata drums

Question 19

It is used to send messages to announce births, deaths, marriages, sporting dances, imitations or war.

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Talking drum

Question 20

A harp-like instrument. Typically has 21 strings

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Kora

Question 21

It is a set of plucked tines or keys mounted on a single board

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Mbira

Question 22

the leader would sing or play a musical phrase and another singer or instrumentalist would answer with another phrase.

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Call and Response

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It is a popular music genre of the 1950s and 1960s which originated in the African-American community throughout the United States.

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Soul

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It is also known as “Negro Spiritual” or “African-American Spirituals.”​

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Spirituals

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talks about oppression, depressing subjects such as loss of love.

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Blues

Question 26

It is a term used to describe the fusion of West African with Black American music.​

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AFROBEAT​

Question 27

It is a popular form of South African music featuring a lively and uninhibited variation of the jitterbug, a form of swing dance.

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Jive

Question 28

This dance in duple meter evolved from a spirited and lively dance to a somber and passionate dance.​

originated in Argentina.​

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Tango

Question 29

Is a syncopated 4-meter dance with a basic 5-step movement executed in 4 beats of music.​

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Cha-cha-cha

Question 30

a dance with a basic pattern of 3- steps, 2-quick steps, and a slow forward step that takes 2 beats to perform, improvise verses, and repetitive call and response.​

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Rumba

Question 31

a dance in 2-meter executing 3 steps in every measure

originated in Brazil.​

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Samba

Question 32

From the Spanish word that means “sauce”

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Salsa

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which literally means “2-step” in Spanish.​

originated in France and adopted by Spain and Portugal.​

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Paso doble

Question 34

a courtship ritual dance in a 2-meter of African and Native American origin.​

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Cumbia