MUS 327 FINAL EXAM FALL SESSION GRADED A+
aerophone - ANSWER: any musical instrument which produces sound primarily
causing a body of air to vibrate in an eclosed space.
ex: flute, recorder
aesthetics of music - ANSWER: concerned with ideas of beauty, pleasure, enjoyment,
form, and affect.
adzo - ANSWER: the introductory section of the Agbekor performance. short section.
dancers sing songs in free rhythm.
adzokpi - ANSWER: solo section. members come forward in pairs or small groups to
dance in front of lead drummer.
agbekor - ANSWER: -inspired by hunters' observations of monkeys making music in
the forrest
-originally associated with rituals before and after war
-today associated with funeral rites
-meaning: "clear life" affirmation of life
-requires specialized training through observation and emulation
-organization: voluntary mutual aid societies.
-music of the Ewe people
akami - ANSWER: -noise, disordered sound, an out of balance social condition
-related to the BaMbuti Forest People
ancestral spirits - ANSWER: -related to the Mbira performance
-spirits of our ancestors or spirits before them we didn't know
atamuga - ANSWER: -another name for agbekor during times of war
-means "great oath"
atsimevu - ANSWER: the lead drum of the agbekor performance
axatse - ANSWER: gourd rattle that provides a loud, indefinit-pitched sound vital to
the agbekor performance
BaAka people - ANSWER: -live in central africa in the republic of congo
-decentralized social institutions
-egalitarian interpersonal relationships
-relative gender equality
-music performance related to egalitarianism
-forest people called "pygmies"
-co-exist with the environment, nomads
-primitive way of life associated with the stone age
, -"makala" A Mabo song
babemou - ANSWER: -novices associated with the "makala" performance
call and response - ANSWER: -one singer utters a phrase of lexical text (call) and the
others answers with a vocable pattern (response)- Iroquois Quiver dance.
-associated with the agbekor performance
Chaminuka - ANSWER: - associated with the song "Nhemamusasa" by the Shona
people, who call it Mbira
-played for this powerful spirit who protects the entire shona nation
chimurenga - ANSWER: -"struggle"
-associated with the shona people
-this kind of music helps us realize that century old traditions need to be nostalgic
-refers both to the war against white regime in Rhodesia and to a style of music tht
rallied popular support for the cause.
chordophone - ANSWER: -any musical instrument that makes sound with string
vibrations
-ex: acoustic guitar
circle dance song - ANSWER: -"shizhane'e
-traditional popular song of the Navajo people
-3 beat meter
-contain words that can be translated
-dance is part of song, also offers courtship opportunities and serves as a social
dance
composition - ANSWER: -whether the music is planned or spontaneous, is bound up
with social organization
-questions include: is music composed individually or group? how does music enter
the repertory of a music-culture?
contexts for music - ANSWER: when should music be performed? how often? on
what occasion? where?
chords - ANSWER: two or more pitches or notes deliberately sounded together,
usually with a harmonic funtion
components of music culture - ANSWER: 1.ideas about music-belief system,
aesthetics, context, history
2. activities involving music- influencing social organization of music making,
importance of music to other aspects of society
3. repertories of music-is a stock of music that is ready to be performed. includes
style, genres, texts, composition, transmission, and movement
aerophone - ANSWER: any musical instrument which produces sound primarily
causing a body of air to vibrate in an eclosed space.
ex: flute, recorder
aesthetics of music - ANSWER: concerned with ideas of beauty, pleasure, enjoyment,
form, and affect.
adzo - ANSWER: the introductory section of the Agbekor performance. short section.
dancers sing songs in free rhythm.
adzokpi - ANSWER: solo section. members come forward in pairs or small groups to
dance in front of lead drummer.
agbekor - ANSWER: -inspired by hunters' observations of monkeys making music in
the forrest
-originally associated with rituals before and after war
-today associated with funeral rites
-meaning: "clear life" affirmation of life
-requires specialized training through observation and emulation
-organization: voluntary mutual aid societies.
-music of the Ewe people
akami - ANSWER: -noise, disordered sound, an out of balance social condition
-related to the BaMbuti Forest People
ancestral spirits - ANSWER: -related to the Mbira performance
-spirits of our ancestors or spirits before them we didn't know
atamuga - ANSWER: -another name for agbekor during times of war
-means "great oath"
atsimevu - ANSWER: the lead drum of the agbekor performance
axatse - ANSWER: gourd rattle that provides a loud, indefinit-pitched sound vital to
the agbekor performance
BaAka people - ANSWER: -live in central africa in the republic of congo
-decentralized social institutions
-egalitarian interpersonal relationships
-relative gender equality
-music performance related to egalitarianism
-forest people called "pygmies"
-co-exist with the environment, nomads
-primitive way of life associated with the stone age
, -"makala" A Mabo song
babemou - ANSWER: -novices associated with the "makala" performance
call and response - ANSWER: -one singer utters a phrase of lexical text (call) and the
others answers with a vocable pattern (response)- Iroquois Quiver dance.
-associated with the agbekor performance
Chaminuka - ANSWER: - associated with the song "Nhemamusasa" by the Shona
people, who call it Mbira
-played for this powerful spirit who protects the entire shona nation
chimurenga - ANSWER: -"struggle"
-associated with the shona people
-this kind of music helps us realize that century old traditions need to be nostalgic
-refers both to the war against white regime in Rhodesia and to a style of music tht
rallied popular support for the cause.
chordophone - ANSWER: -any musical instrument that makes sound with string
vibrations
-ex: acoustic guitar
circle dance song - ANSWER: -"shizhane'e
-traditional popular song of the Navajo people
-3 beat meter
-contain words that can be translated
-dance is part of song, also offers courtship opportunities and serves as a social
dance
composition - ANSWER: -whether the music is planned or spontaneous, is bound up
with social organization
-questions include: is music composed individually or group? how does music enter
the repertory of a music-culture?
contexts for music - ANSWER: when should music be performed? how often? on
what occasion? where?
chords - ANSWER: two or more pitches or notes deliberately sounded together,
usually with a harmonic funtion
components of music culture - ANSWER: 1.ideas about music-belief system,
aesthetics, context, history
2. activities involving music- influencing social organization of music making,
importance of music to other aspects of society
3. repertories of music-is a stock of music that is ready to be performed. includes
style, genres, texts, composition, transmission, and movement
