5. _______ is a singing technique that’s part speech and part song.
A. Sprechstimme C. Klangfarben
B. Walkurie D. Erlkö
6. Music that doesn’t center on a particular key is referred to as
A. intoned. C. nontonal.
B. untoned. D. atonal.
7. Modernism, a movement that represented an abolishment of tradition and a quest for
novelty, took place when?
A. Middle nineteenth century C. Classical period
B. Early twentieth century D. Early twenty-first century
8. Bebop is a style of
A. jazz. C. fusion.
B. pop. D. ragtime.
9. Ragtime composers often made use of
A. counterpoint. C. syncopation.
B. inversion. D. serialism.
10. _______ notes are produced by lowering the third, fifth, or seventh steps of
major scales.
A. Low C. Minor
B. Falsetto D. Blue
11. Roland says that Ruth Crawford Seeger was a modernist composer. Clive says that she
was a collector and arranger of American folksongs. Who is correct?
A. Only Roland is correct.
B. Only Clive is correct.
C. Both Roland and Clive are correct.
D. Neither Roland nor Clive is correct.
12. _______ used themes from popular songs and hymns in his orchestral works.
A. Scott Joplin C. Duke Ellington
B. Charles Ives D. Igor Stravinsky
Examination, Lesson 6 73
13. Expressionist music is generally thought of as
A. happy. C. probing.
B. extravagant. D. bouncy.
14. Which of the following composers sought to obtain a nonpercussive sound from the
piano in his compositions?
A. Glass C. Ives
B. Debussy D. Ellington
15. Schoenberg’s 12-tone composition is based on a/an _______ scale.
A. minor C. pentatonic
B. major D. chromatic
16. The _______ were interested in the hypnotic quality of the repeated melodic
fragments and interlocked patterns created by the gamelan.
A. expressionists C. minimalists
B. impressionists D. neo-classicists
17. The smallest distance between two adjacent notes on a piano is a
A. whole note. C. quarter note.
B. half step. D. whole step.
18. In The Unanswered Question, the strings are played
A. as if they’re playing a slow hymn.
B. in unresolved dissonance.
C. fast and loud for shock value.
D. in constant competition with the brass.
19. The most common pattern of verses in blues songs is the
A. 12-bar pattern. C. 8-note pattern.
B. 6-bar pattern D. 28-note pattern.
20. Standard Song Form for popular hits of the 1920s and 1930s was
A. ABA. C. ABBA.
B. AABB. D. AABA.
my answers 5.a 6.d 7.b 8.a 9.b 10.d 11.? 12.b 13. a 14. a 15. b 16. b 17. b 18. c 19.a 20. a
7 answers
Sra
9 = c, syncopation
10 = it should have said 1/2 a step for Blues
11. = C
13. This type of music is "disturbing" to me and I would have selected C.
Sra
answer Reference
1. A Correct
2. C Correct
3. A B PAGE 382
4. D Correct
5. A Correct
6. C Correct
7. B Correct
8. B Correct
9. B Correct
10. A B PAGE 415
11. B Correct
12. A Correct
13. A C PAGE 437
14. D C PAGE 363
15. D Correct
16. C Correct
17. C Correct
18. B C PAGE 373
19. A C PAGE 417
20. C Correct
You earned a passing grade on this exam. Review the exam results for a better understanding of the entire lesson, then move on to your next assignment.
Questions Answered Incorrectly
3. A _______ scale is based on five notes.
A. octaval
B. pentatonic
C. polytonic
D. ostinato
Student Answer: A
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: PAGE 382
10. You'll find the "circle-of-fifths" chord progression used in which of the following types of music?
A. Classical
B. Big band jazz
C. Baroque
D. Rock
Student Answer: A
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: PAGE 415
13. Schoenberg's 12-tone composition is based on a/an _______ scale.
A. major
B. minor
C. chromatic
D. pentatonic
Student Answer: A
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: PAGE 437
14. The _______ were interested in the hypnotic quality of the repeated melodic fragments and interlocked patterns created by the gamelan.
A. expressionists
B. neo-classicists
C. minimalists
D. impressionists
Student Answer: D
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: PAGE 363
18. _______ used themes from popular songs and hymns in his orchestral works.
A. Igor Stravinsky
B. Scott Joplin
C. Charles Ives
D. Duke Ellington
Student Answer: B
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: PAGE 373
19. Standard Song Form for popular hits of the 1920s and 1930s was
A. ABBA.
B. AABB.
C. AABA.
D. ABA.
Student Answer: A
Answer: Incorrect
Reference: PAGE 417
chromatic; 14 minimalist; 19 aaba
Question Number
Your Answer
Answer
Reference
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1.
A
Incorrect
PAGE 381
2.
C
Incorrect
PAGE 369
3.
B
Incorrect
PAGE 382
4.
D
Incorrect
PAGE 347
5.
A
Correct
6.
C
Incorrect
PAGE 376
7.
B
Correct
8.
B
Incorrect
PAGE 425
9.
B
Incorrect
PAGE 398
10.
B
Incorrect
PAGE 406
11.
B
Incorrect
PAGE 435
12.
A
Incorrect
PAGE 373
13.
C
Correct
14.
C
Incorrect
PAGES 351, 375
15.
D
Correct
16.
C
Correct
17.
C
Incorrect
PAGE 354
18.
C
Incorrect
PAGE 370
19.
C
Incorrect
PAGE 407
20.
C
Incorrect
PAGE 417
all the ansswers that that person is wrong
9. C
17 B
10. B