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Musician Basic Review Deck Flashcards

1
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First African-American bandmaster

A

Alton Augustus Adams, enlisted 1917

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2
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What was the band opened up to African-American Sailors?

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B-1 Band at Navy pre-flight school in Chapel Hill, May 27, 1942

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3
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When was a segregated School of Music established at Great Lakes Naval Training Station?

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July 1942

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4
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When did the Naval School of Music move to Little Creek?

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1964

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5
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Who was the first MU CO of the Naval School of Music?

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Captain John D. McDonald

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6
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When was the first woman MU in the Navy?

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September 1972

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7
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Who was the first woman MU?

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Evangeline Bailey

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8
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Which instruments most frequently use alto and tenor clefs?

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Viola, tenor trombone, and bassoon

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9
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What are the three classifications of meter?

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Duple, triple, and quadruple

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10
Q

What is a musical example of composite signature?

A

Paul Desmond’s “Take Five,” written in 5/4 time

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11
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What is an example of a 7/4 composite time signature?

A

Pink Floyd’s “Money”

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12
Q

40 BPM or slower

A

Grave (extremely slow)

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13
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40-60 BPM

A

Largo (very slow)

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14
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60-80 BPM

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Adagio (slow)

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15
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80-100 BPM

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Andante (moderately, walking tempo)

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16
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100-120 BPM

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Moderato (moderately)

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17
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120-160 BPM

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Allegro (cheerful, fast, lively)

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18
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160-200 BPM

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Presto (very fast)

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19
Q

Natural scale interval pattern

A

W-H-W-W-H-W-A

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20
Q

Harmonic minor scale interval pattern

A

W-H-W-W-H-W+-H

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21
Q

Melodic minor scale pattern

A

W-H-W-W-W-W-H

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22
Q

Dominant diminished scale pattern

A

HWHWHWHW

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23
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Major pentatonic scale

A

1-2-3-5-6

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24
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Minor pentatonic scale

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1-b3-4-5-b7

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25
Q

What number do you add or subtract to make an interval compound or simple again?

A

7

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26
Q

Which intervals are generally consonant?

A

m3
M3
m6
M6
P5
P1
P8

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27
Q

Minor modes

A

Dorian
Phrygian
Aeolian

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28
Q

Major modes

A

Ionian
Lydian
Mixolydian

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29
Q

Dorian mode construction

A

W-H-W-W-W-H-W

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30
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Phrygian mode construction

A

H-W-W-W-H-W-W

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31
Q

Lydian mode construction

A

W-W-W-H-W-W-H

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32
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Mixolydian mode construction

A

W-W-H-W-W-H-W

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33
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Locrian mode construction

A

H-W-W-H-W-W-W

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34
Q

Group 4 chords

A

Mediant (iii/III)

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35
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Group 3 chords

A

Submediant (vi/VI)

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36
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Group 2 chords

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Subdominant (IV/iv) and supertonic (ii/iio)

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37
Q

Group 1 chords

A

Dominant (V) and leading tone (viio/VII), plus III+ in ascending melodic minor

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38
Q

Grouping triads table

A

4 3 2 1
iii vi IV/ii V/vii
III. VI iv/iio VII/III+

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39
Q

Elision

A

When a chord group is skipped left to right

40
Q

Neutral tonic

A

When the tonic appears anywhere in the chord progression prior to Group 1 to tonic movement

41
Q

Retrogression

A

When the chord progression move right to left in the groups (1-4)

42
Q

Voice crossing

A

When two voices change position and the lower voice sings a note higher than the upper voice; outer voices is forbidden, inner voices is briefly acceptable

43
Q

Voice overlap

A

When a voice crosses over the previous position of another voice; always forbidden

44
Q

How does V7 resolve?

A

3rd is the leading tone of the key and resolves up; 7th is the subdominant of the key and resolves down

45
Q

What note does the sus2 and the sus4 replace?

A

Both replace the third; sus without a number assumes sus4

46
Q

Chromatic approach tones

A

Non-chord tones that approach chord tones chromatically and do not belong to the scale/harmony in use

47
Q

Scale approach tones

A

Non-chord tones that approach chord tones diatonically

48
Q

Scale/chromatic approach tone

A

Approaches by half step but is also a note from the scale of the moment

49
Q

What three things are required for a perfect authentic cadence?

A

V or V7 must be used
Both chords in root position
Tonic of the I is in the soprano

50
Q

When was the beginning of Western classical music?

A

450 AD

51
Q

When was the swing style popular?

A

1920 to end of WWII

52
Q

Instrumentation for Large Jazz Ensemble

A

Saxophones: 2 alto, 2 tenor, 1 bari
Brass: 4 trumpets, 3 tb, 1 bass tb
Rhythm: guitar, bass, piano, drums
Vocalist

53
Q

Notable swing style artists

A

Duke Ellington
Count Basie
Billie Holiday
Glenn Miller
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong

54
Q

Instrumentation for PMGs

A

Horns: saxophones, trumpets, trombones
Rhythm: piano/keyboard, guitar (electric/acoustic), drum set, aux oerc, electric bass
Vocals: lead, backups

55
Q

Notable funk artists

A

James Brown
Parliament
Ohio Players
Tower of Power

56
Q

Tempo for bossa nova

A

100-160 BPM, slower than samba

57
Q

Notable Latin style artists

A

Tito Puente
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Gloria Estefan
Duu Tucci

58
Q

What does the preparatory gesture communicate?

A

Tempo, style, dynamics, exact start of note

59
Q

Preparatory ictus

A

Where movement changes direction at the top of the preparatory gesture

60
Q

Two kinds of conducting releases

A

Circular and ictus

61
Q

Standard tempo range for marches

A

100-132 BPM

62
Q

What was the golden age for American marches?

A

1850-1940

63
Q

Famous composers of “screamers”

A

Henry Fillmore, Karl King

64
Q

Tempo of Russian and German marches

A

110 BPM

65
Q

Basic qualities of sine waves

A

Frequency, wavelength, amplitude, waveform, and phase

66
Q

Resonance

A

When vibrations from one source are transferred to another object

67
Q

Reflection

A

When a sound wave bounces off another object

68
Q

Reverberation

A

The sounds heard reflecting in a space after the source has stopped transmitting

69
Q

Voltage

A

Measure of electrical pressure or potential

70
Q

Volt

A

Unit of electromotive force or electrical pressure

71
Q

Current

A

Measurement of how many electrons pass through a reference point per second. Measured in amperes.

72
Q

Resistance

A

Property of a conductor that determines the amount of current that will flow when electromotive force is applied

73
Q

Ohm

A

Unit of electrical resistance where one volt across the resistance will maintain one ampere

74
Q

Impedance

A

The total opposition offered to the flow of a current

75
Q

Ground

A

The electrical reference against which voltages are expressed

76
Q

Power

A

Rate of expending energy

77
Q

Watt

A

Measurement of work done through heat dissipation

78
Q

Multimeter

A

Device that measures voltage, electronic current, and resistance

79
Q

Gain

A

Increase in amplitude of a signal

80
Q

Attenuation

A

Reduction of amplitude of a signal

81
Q

Nominal level

A

Operating level a processing device is designed to operate

82
Q

Noise floor

A

All unwanted sound present in an acoustic environment

83
Q

Signal-to-noise ratio

A

Difference between nominal level and noise floor

84
Q

Conductors

A

Materials that allow electrical current to flow freely: copper, aluminum, tin, silver, golf

85
Q

Insulators

A

Impede movement of electrical current: rubber, plastic, wood

86
Q

Unit of cable gauge measurement

A

American Wire Gauge (AWG)

87
Q

EMI

A

Electromagnetic interference, generated by an outside element containing radio frequencies

88
Q

Electrostatic interference

A

Unwanted interference transmitted between wires; can create audible hums and feedback

89
Q

Cat 5 or cat 6 cable

A

Known as ethernet cable

90
Q

Common sizes of TS and TRS connectors

A

1/4” and 1/8” diameters

91
Q

Range of IEC connectors

A

C1-C24; most common are C13 (female) and C14 (male)

92
Q

OSHA

A

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

93
Q

OSHA noise exposure monitoring

A

At or above 85 decibels over 8 working hours

94
Q

Microphone types

A

Dynamic (more common), condenser (more sensitive to temperature and humidity, but clearer and more natural sound)

95
Q

Peak

A

Highest momentary power level a system can withstand

96
Q

Range for subwoofers

A

Typically below 200Hz

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