History of Rock and Roll - Final Exam
Questions With Solutions 100% Correct
Define Scream Singing harsh, intense vocalizations often associated with rock, metal, or
punk genres to convey emotion or energy in music
Define Falsetto A high breaking male voice beyond it's normal range
Define Tessitura the range of an instrument to perform its limits of high or low notes
available. Most often used for vocal musicians
Define Homophonic Harmony Where multiple voices or instruments move together
rhythmically
Define Polyphonic Harmony The simultaneous interweaving of multiple independent
melodic lines or voices
Define Dynamics. What are the accompanying Italian terms? How loud or how soft the
music is performed. Loud is Forte (f); Soft is piano (p); Medium loud (mf); Medium soft (mp)
, History of Rock and Roll - Final Exam
Questions With Solutions 100% Correct
Define Tempo How fast or slow the music is performed
Define beat/inner pulse The inner pulse of a song
What are the Three Basic Fundamentals of music? What is their order of importance? 1.
Rhythm (Most important)
2. Melody
3. Harmony
What are the three Melodic Voices as described in class? 1. Main Theme Melody
2. Bass Melody
3. Inner Voices
Define Unison simultaneous sounding of the same pitch or musical note by multiple
instruments or voices.
Write out the 12 Bar Blues as from the Textbook, and from the class demonstration.
C//C//C//C//F//F//C//C//G7//F//C//C//
, History of Rock and Roll - Final Exam
Questions With Solutions 100% Correct
What Rhythm instrument from Rock is frequently used, and is considered a must for most Rock
music? The drums
Define Texture How thick or thin music is performed
What is a Pentatonic Scale? A music scale with 5 notes per octave
What is a Diatonic Scale? A 7 note scale with 5 whole steps and 2 half steps per octave
What is a Chromatic Scale? All twelve notes that can be played (in western music) in
ascending order
Define Meter The numeric symbol which tells the musician how to count the music
Define Field Hollers Also known as call and response. Singing, or performing an
instrument to another musician, or an audience with the anticipation of a response
Questions With Solutions 100% Correct
Define Scream Singing harsh, intense vocalizations often associated with rock, metal, or
punk genres to convey emotion or energy in music
Define Falsetto A high breaking male voice beyond it's normal range
Define Tessitura the range of an instrument to perform its limits of high or low notes
available. Most often used for vocal musicians
Define Homophonic Harmony Where multiple voices or instruments move together
rhythmically
Define Polyphonic Harmony The simultaneous interweaving of multiple independent
melodic lines or voices
Define Dynamics. What are the accompanying Italian terms? How loud or how soft the
music is performed. Loud is Forte (f); Soft is piano (p); Medium loud (mf); Medium soft (mp)
, History of Rock and Roll - Final Exam
Questions With Solutions 100% Correct
Define Tempo How fast or slow the music is performed
Define beat/inner pulse The inner pulse of a song
What are the Three Basic Fundamentals of music? What is their order of importance? 1.
Rhythm (Most important)
2. Melody
3. Harmony
What are the three Melodic Voices as described in class? 1. Main Theme Melody
2. Bass Melody
3. Inner Voices
Define Unison simultaneous sounding of the same pitch or musical note by multiple
instruments or voices.
Write out the 12 Bar Blues as from the Textbook, and from the class demonstration.
C//C//C//C//F//F//C//C//G7//F//C//C//
, History of Rock and Roll - Final Exam
Questions With Solutions 100% Correct
What Rhythm instrument from Rock is frequently used, and is considered a must for most Rock
music? The drums
Define Texture How thick or thin music is performed
What is a Pentatonic Scale? A music scale with 5 notes per octave
What is a Diatonic Scale? A 7 note scale with 5 whole steps and 2 half steps per octave
What is a Chromatic Scale? All twelve notes that can be played (in western music) in
ascending order
Define Meter The numeric symbol which tells the musician how to count the music
Define Field Hollers Also known as call and response. Singing, or performing an
instrument to another musician, or an audience with the anticipation of a response
