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20 Cards in this Set
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What is music?
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Music is the universal language of emotions communicated through intelligently ordered sounds consisting of rhythm and pitch.
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How is music universal?
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Music is universal because it is understood in the same way, by all people, from all cultures and times.
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How has music been used throughout history?
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Throughout history music has been used in entertaining, battle, and social and religious ceremonies.
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What is the commonality between the uses of music?
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The commonality between the uses of music is the moving of man's emotions.
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Is music unique to man?
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Music is unique to man because emotions are unique to man.
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What are the three most important reasons to study music?
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1. music's connection with mathematics
2. the development of our ability to recognize and to love beauty 3. formation of our moral character. |
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What is subjective beauty?
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Subjective beauty is beauty determined by the subject.
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What makes a thing subjectively beautiful?
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A thing is subjectively beautiful when personal taste or preference is involved.
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What is objective beauty?
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Objective beauty is beauty determined by the object.
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What makes a thing objectively beautiful?
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A thing is objectively beautiful when it has order and proportion.
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How does music affect our moral character?
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Music affects our moral character by affecting our emotions.
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Why is it important to be able to recognize Beauty?
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It is important to be able to recognize beauty because it brings us closer to God, who is True Beauty and the author of all beauty.
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Which part of the definition of music refers to its end or purpose?
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moving man's emotions
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What determines objective beauty?
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Objective beauty is determined by the object's order and proportion.
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The phrase Beauty is in the eye of the beholder refers to…
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subjective beauty
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How is music universal?
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Music is universal because it is understood in the same way, by all people, from all cultures and times.
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Which part(s) of the definition of music refers to its physical make up?
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rhythm and pitch
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What does a good definition say?
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A true and complete definition must always say something about the "end" of a thing, i.e., its "purpose".
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Why is music unique to man?
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because emotions are unique to man
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What is subjective beauty determined by?
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Subjective beauty is determined by the person looking at the object and their opinion. (the subject)
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