Music Exam

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The passing down of music by word of mouth
from one generation to the next.

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oral tradition

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4 A musical structure in which the same music is
used for each stanza of a ballad, song, or hymn.

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stropic

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An extensive body of evangelical hymns and
songs used at revival services, at religious camp
meetings, in Sunday schools, and in churches.

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gospel music

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The use of written or printed symbols to represent
musical sounds.

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notation

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Congregational singing of rhymed, metrical
versions of the Congregational singing of rhymed,
metrical versions of the Psalms set to hymn
tunes.

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psalm singing

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An aid in learning to read music popular in 19th
century America.

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shape-note sustem

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A piano jazz style popular in the late 1920s and
1930s.

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boogie woogie

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A music magazine that rates and ranks different
genre.

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billboard

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14 1950s that
resulted from the influence of hillbilly singers on
the new rock and roll music.

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rockabilly

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Native to a culture, the original people in a
region.

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indigenous

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A call-and-response style of hymn singing
whereby a minister or song leader sings one line
at a time and the congregation sings it back,
usually adding embellishments and often at a
much slower tempo.

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lining out

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Part singing wherein each part enters at a
different time.

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fuging tune

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Their primary purpose was to improve the state of
hymn singing in America.

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singing school

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3 Songs with a story having a beginning, middle, and
end.

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narrative ballod

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9 Altering a pitch slightly according to established
performance practice, such as in pop or jazz music.

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tone blending

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10 The hymnbooks in which the settings were
published, with words only or with hymn tunes.

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psalters

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11 The popular dance and entertainment music of the
black Americans living in southwestern Louisiana.

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zydeco

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The bebop style of the 1950s and 1960s

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hard bop

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A rhythmic or melodic pattern repeated many
times.

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ostinato

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Improvised jazz singing using a variety of vocal
sounds rather than lyrics. Its purpose is to
improvise a vocal solo line in the manner of a
lead instrumentalist.

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scat singing

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A style of music first popular in the first two
decades of the 20th century.

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ragtime

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Music for a large jazz ensemble, usually from 12
to 20 musicians.

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big band jazz

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The soloist in a jazz arrangement or performance.

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lead

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Arrangements that are not notated but are worked
out in rehearsal and, eventually, played by memory
in traditional jazz style.

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head arrangements