Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
34 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What are the five divisions of the world? |
1 - North America and Europe 2 - Latin America and the Caribbean 3 - sub-Sahara Africa 4 - Middle East and North Africa 5 - Asia and the Pacific Islands |
|
|
What are the 4 types of instruments? |
1 - chordophones (strings) 2 - aerophones (winds) 3 - membranophones (drums) 4 - idiophones (scrapers, gongs, etc) |
|
|
Who is the "historian and singer of praises" in the Mandinka society? |
The male Jali |
|
|
What is the name for a Norwegian fiddle? |
A hardingfele |
|
|
What is the name of the Australian instrument made of a long, hollowed out eucalyptus branch, that is played like a trumpet? |
Didjeridoo |
|
|
What are the three periods of Japanese society? |
The Feudal Period The Edo Period The Modern Period |
|
|
What is a three-stringed, long-neck Japanese flute called? |
A Shamisen |
|
|
What is a delicate, 13-stringed, plucked Japanese zither called? |
A koto |
|
|
What is a Japanese bamboo flute called? |
A Shakuhachi |
|
|
What is an African "thumb piano" called? It is a box with thin metal strips which are plucked. |
An Mbira |
|
|
What is an organized musical line called? (It is the basic element of music) |
The melody |
|
|
What term describes the exact highness or lowness of a note? |
The pitch |
|
|
What is the distance between any two pitches called? |
An interval |
|
|
What is the loudness or softness in music? |
Dynamics |
|
|
What is a gradual increase in volume of the music called? |
Crescendo |
|
|
What is a gradual decrease in volume of the music called? |
Decrescendo |
|
|
What is the tone color of an instrument called (the sound it makes)? |
Timbre |
|
|
What is the organization of stressed beats called? (This is another basic element of music) |
Rhythm |
|
|
What is a grouping of beats called? |
A Measure |
|
|
What describes the number and length of beats in each measure? |
Meter |
|
|
What is the regular pulse of music called? |
The beat |
|
|
What is the speed of a piece called? |
The tempo |
|
|
What are notes sounding together called? (Another basic element of music) |
Harmony |
|
|
What are the two main types of scales? |
Major and Minor (mode) |
|
|
What is music that moves by cords called? |
Homophony |
|
|
What is music with two or more distinct musical lines at once called? |
Polyphony |
|
|
What is music that has a melody but no accompaniment called? |
Monophony |
|
|
What are the 5 main families of instruments called and what instruments are in each? |
1 - Strings (violin, viola, cello [violoncello], & double bass) 2 - Woodwinds (flute, oboe, clarinet, & bassoon) 3 - Brass (French horn, trumpet, trombone, & tuba) 4 - Percussion (Any instruments involving hitting and shaking) 5 - Keyboard (piano, harpsichord, organ, & synthesizer) |
|
|
What are the two sub categories of percussion instruments and some examples? |
Pitched (timpani, xylophone, glockenspiel, & celesta) Unpitched (snare drum, bass drum, triangle, and cymbals) |
|
|
What are the men's voice parts from low to high? |
Bass Baritone Tenor |
|
|
What are the women's voice parts from low to high? |
Alto (contralto) Mezzo-soprano Soprano |
|
|
What are the historical periods and their dates? |
Middle Ages (400-1400) Renaissance (1400-1600) Baroque (1600-1750) Classic (1750-1800) Romantic (1800-1900) Twentieth Century (1900-2000) |
|
|
What are the three types of listening? |
Passive, Unconscious, and Active |
|
|
What is a Indonesian musical group made up mostly of percussion instruments called? |
A Gamelan Orchestra |
