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Music: Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Aspects of attending a concert

A

come well rested, do not eat, look up parking before hand, always turn cellphones completely off, take pictures if encouraged

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2
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concertmaster

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the person, usually a violinist or clarinetist, who runs the choir

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3
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JFK

A

hired the help of his social security to help him know when to clap in performances

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4
Q

is music always a universal language

A

no

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5
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does only one side of the brain show activity when listening to music

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no, both the left and right sides show significant activity

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6
Q

playing music increases the size of the…

A

corpus callosum

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7
Q

what do musicians tend to have higher function in

A

executive functions (ability to plan, strategize, pay attention to detail, ect)

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8
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are the benefits of musical activity different from other activities

A

yes

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9
Q

new horizons

A

geared towards older adults

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10
Q

what can music therapy do

A

promote neural pathways in the brain that can help regain the ability to speak

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11
Q

who can musical therapy help

A

new born babies, stroke patients, children with autism, people close to death

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12
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good boys do fine always

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13
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is music all over the world is noted the same

A

no

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14
Q

how many lines on the musical staff

A

5

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15
Q

what are the two main clefs used by most instruments

A

treble and bass

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16
Q

how can melodic motion occur

A

step, skip, repeat

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17
Q

what is tempo

A

speed of music

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18
Q

music marked allegro should be played

A

fast

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19
Q

can meter and time signature be used interchangeably

A

yes

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20
Q

what do bar lines do

A

organize the music into measures

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21
Q

bottom number on time signature

A

tells you what type of note receives one beat

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22
Q

how many beats in a whole note

A

4

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23
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how many beats in a half note

A

2

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24
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how many beats in a quarter note

A

1

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25
Q

how many beats in an eighth note

A

1/2

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26
Q

dynamics

A

how loudly or quietly the music should be played

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27
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diminuendo

A

gradually play quieter

28
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crescendo

A

gradually play louder

29
Q

music with only one line is

A

monophonic

30
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music with two or more indapendant lines

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polyphonic

31
Q

music in which all the parts have the same rhythm

A

homophonic

32
Q

AB

A

binary

33
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ABA

A

ternary

34
Q

AA’A’‘A’’’

A

theme and variations

35
Q

ABACA

A

rondo

36
Q

chordophones

A

sound produced by vibrating string

37
Q

aerophones

A

air is used to produce sound

38
Q

membranophones

A

drum heads or membranes are struck to make sound

39
Q

idiophones

A

percussion instruments without membranes

40
Q

uses reeds to make a sound

A

woodwind

41
Q

vibration of lips makes sound

A

brass

42
Q

woodwind instruments have _ that are opened or closed to create different pitches

A

tone holes

43
Q

flutes

A

can be made from plastic, piccolo produces the highest sound

44
Q

oboe uses what to create sound

A

vibration of single reed

45
Q

clairanet

A

vibration of single reed, Bb is most commonly used

46
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saxophone

A

was not invented before orchestras where established, single reed

47
Q

basson

A

buzzing of lips, not commonly found in marching bands

48
Q

brass instruments

A

don’t all use keys, mutes are used to modify the sound

49
Q

where are trumpets commonly found

A

orchestras, concert bands, and marching bands

50
Q

french horn

A

stopped horn is when fist is inserted into the bell, mellophone in marching bands

51
Q

trombones

A

use a slide, must read music in tenor clef

52
Q

what instrument is used instead of a tuba in marching bands

A

sousaphones

53
Q

brass band history

A

centers around british brass band

54
Q

double stop

A

playing two notes at once

55
Q

violin clef

A

treble

56
Q

viola clef

A

alto

57
Q

cello clef

A

bass

58
Q

bass clef

A

bass

59
Q

how is the cello usually played

A

seated

60
Q

is string bass important to jazz

A

yes

61
Q

standard instrumentaion of the string quartet

A

two violins, one viola, one cello

62
Q

modern harps use _ to adjust strings

A

pedals

63
Q

percussion

A

largest family, pitched or unpitched, found in almost any ensemble

64
Q

piano and harpsichord

A

piano strikes keys harpsichord plucks

65
Q

how did the industrial revolution develop the piano

A

made producing the parts cost less making them more acessable to the public

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