MUSC 8 Introduction to World Music

FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE

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The FINAL EXAM consists of 70 multiple choice questions in two parts. Part 1 consists of 40 MULTIPLE CHOICE READING questions based on MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR WORLD MUSIC: A GLOBAL JOURNEY below. The MULTIPLE CHOICE READING section covers Chapters 8 through 13 in Miller and Shahriari. Part 2 consists of 30 MULTIPLE CHOICE LISTENING questions of 5 questions each in these 6 categories: AEROPHONES, IDIOPHONES, CHORDOPHONES, VOCAL, ENSEMBLES, and GENRES. The MULTIPLE CHOICE LISTENING section covers both Miller and Shariari CDs, Chapters 4 through 13. Here is a comprehensive list of all the recordings in the third edition of World Music: A Global Journey. Here is a comprehensive list of all the recordings in the second edition of World Music: A Global Journey. Here is a searchable PDF file of the Miller and Shahriari glossary. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR WORLD MUSIC: A GLOBAL JOURNEY Below is a list of "primer" multiple choice questions on which the MUSC 8 Introduction to World Music final exam will be based. Choice "A" is the answer for each of these "primer" questions. However, on the MUSC 8 final answers will be "shuffled" such that the correct answer may be "A," "B," "C," "D," or "E." Here is a downloadable PDF file of the Final Exam Study Guide. Chapter 8: The Middle East ______ is generally not considered geographically part of the "Middle East." Afghanistan Israel Turkey Iraq Egypt The adhan (call to prayer) is performed ______ times per day to call Muslims to worship. five four three seven nine The European medieval lute is thought to derive from the Middle Eastern ______. ud santur maqam takht dastgah The Arabic musical system (mode) used as the basis for composition and improvisation is known as ______. maqam ud darabukka takht dastgah The Iranian ______ is a trapezoidal hammered zither. santur ud maqam takht dastgah The Persian musical system (mode) used as the basis for composition and improvisation is known as ______. dastgah santur ud maqam takht Arabic iqa-at (rhythmic modes) focus primarily on distinctions of ______. meter tempo dynamics syncopation melody ______ are generally regarded as adherents to the "mystical" branch of Islam. Sufis Sunnis Shiahs Muslims Muezzins A "whirling dervish" is a reference to a ______. ritual dance performed by Sufis "spinning" technique used to play the Arabic frame drum "round-robin" solo exchange in the Arabic takht ensemble spiritually ecstatic state associated with Sufism cyclical musical form found in Turkish music ______ denotes a kind of heightened speech that is between speaking and singing. Cantillation Praise-singing Muezzin Maqam Torah Chapter 9: Sub-Saharan Africa Africa is often considered in three cultural zones, including the ______, ______ and ______. Pan-Arabic, Sahel, Sub-Saharan Nilotic, Hottentot, Bantu Pan-Arabic, Bantu, Sub-Saharan Nilotic, Sahel, Hottentot Sub-Saharan, Bantu, Rainforest The three musical manifestations of the "collective community" in Sub-Saharan Africa include ______, ______, and ______. dance, call & response, polyrhythm call & response, polyrhythm, harmony polyrhythm, harmony, dance dance, call & response, social singing call & response, social singing, polyrhythm ______ is a typical proverb expressing the Sub-Saharan African emphasis on social identity. "I am, because we are" "I think, therefore I am" "If you can walk, you can dance; if you can talk, you can sing" "Success is 10% inspiration, 90% perspiration" "The drums of the king are the spirit of the nation" ______ is the predominant type of instrumental music organization found in sub-Saharan Africa. Polyrhythm Call & response Harmony Heterophony Homophony A "talking drum" is able to communicate by ______. mimicking the tonal contour and speech rhythm of a language producing two or more tones in a polyrhythmic structure creating simultaneous variations of the rhythmic melody by "responding" to a vocal call by imitating the speech patterns squeezing the drum to produce a rhythmic melody The ______ is the primary instrument of Palm Wine "Highlife" music. guitar atumpan apremprensemma mbira dza vadzimu kora A unique aspect of pygmy music performance is the use of ______. vocal polyrhythm call and response vocal organization speech rhythm instrumental improvisation circle dances The ______ is a lamellophone, a type of idiophone with lamellae (tongues) that sound when flexed and released. mbira dza vadzimu hosho atumpan kushaura kora As compared with other sub-Saharan African xylophone traditions, the akadinda is unique for its ______. triple-interlocking technique multiple cross-rhythms use of harmony use of multiple players on the same instrument polyrhythmic organization The ______ is a lute-harp, a type of chordophone common to the Mandinka people of West Africa. kora hosho jali atumpan mbube The primary role of a ______ in Mandinka society (West Africa) is as an oral historian. jali hosho atumpan kora mbube ______ is a style of vocal ensemble performance found primarily among the Zulu of South Africa. Mbube Jali Hosho Atumpan Kora Chapter 10: Europe The Rom (or Romani), colloquially known as "Gypsies," originally came from ______ and are well-known throughout Europe for their music-making. India Egypt Hungary Turkey Spain Byzantine chant is typical of the religious singing of the ______. Greek Orthodox church Roman Catholic church Sufi monastic orders Muslim mosque Jewish synagogue A(n) ______ is the primary instrument used in Spanish Flamenco music. guitar balalaika accordion bagpipe hurdy gurdy A distinctive feature of the Russian ______ is its triangular shaped body. balalaika accordion guitar bagpipe hurdy gurdy The Highland pipes are the most distinctive bagpipes of ______. Scotland Ireland England Wales France The "Uillean" pipes are distinctive because ______. the performer pumps a bellows with his elbow to fill the air bag the performer blows through a blowpipe to fill the air bag the regulators and bellows are attached in "union" with the air bag the air flow of the drone pipes is regulated with the elbow this is the Scottish term for a bellows driven bagpipe The sound of the hurdy gurdy is produced by ______. turning a crank attached to a wheel to vibrate the strings using a plectrum made from leather to pluck the strings squeezing a bag to force air through the pipes manipulating a bellows to vibrate the reeds of each key blowing a column of air over an edge The ______ bagpipes are often used as a symbol of the British military. Scottish Irish English Union Uillean Béla Bartók is a well-known composer and early ethnomusicologist noted for his transcriptions of ______ folk songs. Hungarian Romani Egyptian Islamic Gypsy When Bulgarian singers perform close intervals, such as a minor or major second, they seek to create tension in the music ______. by "ringing like a bell" through ululation through consonant harmony by "bellowing" by "crying out" Chapter 11: The Caribbean ______ was the first country in the Caribbean islands to attain independence from colonial rule. Haiti Cuba Trinidad The Bahamas Jamaica Music performance in vodou ritual ______. regulates spirit possession causes spirit possession is performed by "spirits," i.e., possessed musicians is derived from spirit possession is taught by spirits possessing the musicians Bob Marley is a well-known ______ musician. reggae calypso salsa meringue Carnival The religion most often associated with reggae music is _____. Rastafarianism Christianity Islam Santeria Guiro ______, a popular music from Trinidad, is noted for the witty vocalist's "poking fun" social commentary. Calypso Reggae Salsa Meringue Carnival ______, a popular music from Jamaica, is noted for the vocalist's poignant "hard edged" social commentary. Reggae Calypso Salsa Meringue Carnival The steel drum, known as pan, was invented in ______. Trinidad Jamaica Haiti the Dominican Republic Cuba The lead voice of a Bahamian rhyming spiritual is known as a ______. rhymer basser tribble orisha loa The ______ plays the basic organizational pattern in the rhythm of salsa music. clave guiro rada pan timbales The ______ regulates the fundamental tempo in the rhythm of merengue music. guiro clave rada pan timbales Chapter 12: Central and South America The Amazon basin is largely found in ______. Brazil Peru Argentina Venezuela Cusco Amazonian music tends to emphasize ______ performance. unison vocal polyrhythmic vocal unison instrumental polyrhythmic instrumental call and response vocal The siku is a type of ______ common to Andean music traditions. panpipe drum fipple flute plucked lute rattle ______ ensembles require the musicians to interlock pitches on their instruments in order to produce a complete melody. Sikuri Huayno Charango Bandoneon Vihuela The ______ is a type of button-box accordion common to tango music. bandoneon sikuri berimbau charango vihuela Tango originated among the "people of the seaport" area in ______. Buenos Aires, Argentina Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Port of Spain, Trinidad Cusco, Peru Jalisco, Mexico The ______, a common instrument in mariachi ensembles, is similar to a guitar. vihuela bandoneon sikuri berimbau charango Samba is a popular music associated with Carnival in ______. Brazil Mexico Argentina Cuba Peru The berimbau is a type of ______ used in capoeira performance. musical bow panpipe guitar accordion double bell Capoeira is best described as a ______. martial-arts dance community circle dance button box accordion musical bow popular music heard at Carnival Chapter 13: North America Cape Breton fiddling originates from ______. Scotland France Spain Ireland Appalachia ______, an English folk song collector, published English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians in 1917, initiating a "ballad-hunting" movement in the United States. Cecil J. Sharp Francis J. Child Hugh McGraw Buddy MacMaster Bill Monroe The phonic structure of a "lined hymn" is best described as ______. heterophony homophony monophony independent polyphony polyrhythm ______ is the most popular book used in the "shape-note" singing tradition. The Sacred Harp The Child Ballads English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians Smith & Little?s Easy Instructor Fa-Sol-La Hymnal ______ is regarded as the "Father of Bluegrass music." Bill Monroe Cecil J. Sharp Francis J. Child Hugh McGraw Buddy MacMaster The lyrics of African-American spirituals often have "double meanings" associated with ______. the Underground Railroad the Civil War Calvinism Scottish psalmody shape-note singing A characteristic that distinguishes a gospel song from a spiritual is a lyrical focus on the ______ of the Christian Bible. New Testament Old Testament Psalms Hymns book of Revelations The standard 12-bar blues progression uses only ______ chords. three two one four six Conjunto and Cajun music both use a(n) ______. accordion fiddle washboard bajo sexto flute The music found at Native American powwow events is most often associated with the ______ cultural region. Plains Inuit Southeast Southwest California FINAL EXAM FLASHCARDS

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