MUS 2024/25 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Our most complete understanding of the musics of other cultures is most likely
gained by studying ______________. Answer - both the traditional and
contemporary musics
If we wanted to know what it's like to perform in a marching band, it would be
a good idea to ask a current member of the band because he/she/they would
have the ____________ perspective. Answer - emic
We agreed to define music as Answer - sound that is produced by people
within a specific cultural context
In order for sound to be recognized as music, it must be made on actual
instruments, such as the flute, trombone, xylophone. Answer - False
According to ethnomusicologists, why is music considered to be universal, but
not a universal language? Answer - Musical activity is found in every human
culture, but the meanings are often interpreted differently from culture to
culture.
What is the inherent problem of studying music by joining the people who are
making it? Answer - The musicians being studied are likely to be affected by
the presence of the scholar, which, in turn, may affect how they perform their
music.
,Curt Sachs and Erich von Hornbostel worked in ______________. Answer -
Berlin, Germany
We watched a short clip in which Bobby McFerrin demonstrated the _______
as familiar to audiences wherever he performs. Answer - pentatonic scale
What was the result of the first meeting of the Dutch explorers with the Maori
people in 1642? Answer - Four Dutch sailors were killed.
Which of the following is classified as an aerophone? Answer - clarinet
Which of the following is classified as a chordophone? Answer - guitar
In our discussion of circular breathing, what method was suggested as a way of
learning how to do it? Answer - blowing bubbles through a straw into a drink
When you snap your fingers, you are vibrating as a(n) _________. Answer -
corpophone
Which of the following would be considered an ethnocentric statement?
Answer - "We're number 1!"
______, ______, ______, and ______ are the four basic classifications of
instruments in the Sachs-Hornbostel system. Answer - aerophone,
chordophone, idiophone, membranophone
A single melody with harmonic accompaniment has a ____________ texture.
Answer - homophonic
, The human voice can be classified as either a(n) ___________ or a(n)
_______________. Answer - aerophone, corpophone
A(n) ______ "itself" vibrates to produce a sound. Answer - idiophone
Organology is _________. Answer - the study and classification of musical
instruments
Regardless of their cultural contexts, all musics have timbre, pitch, __________,
and dynamics. Answer - rhythm
One method of exploring the concept of ______ might involve playing the
same pitch on a piano, trombone, and tenor saxophone. Answer - timbre
A person who is a cultural outsider has a(n) ______ perspective. Answer - etic
One of the issues addressed in the section "Music and the Environment" is
_______ pollution. Answer - noise
An important issue in the discussion of transmission and pedagogy is
_______________. Answer - oral tradition versus written notation
The belief that music has the power to affect a person's behavior began with
Plato in ancient Greece. Answer - True
Australian Aboriginal musicians must be able to circular-breathe in order to
play the __________ effectively. Answer - didjeridu
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
Our most complete understanding of the musics of other cultures is most likely
gained by studying ______________. Answer - both the traditional and
contemporary musics
If we wanted to know what it's like to perform in a marching band, it would be
a good idea to ask a current member of the band because he/she/they would
have the ____________ perspective. Answer - emic
We agreed to define music as Answer - sound that is produced by people
within a specific cultural context
In order for sound to be recognized as music, it must be made on actual
instruments, such as the flute, trombone, xylophone. Answer - False
According to ethnomusicologists, why is music considered to be universal, but
not a universal language? Answer - Musical activity is found in every human
culture, but the meanings are often interpreted differently from culture to
culture.
What is the inherent problem of studying music by joining the people who are
making it? Answer - The musicians being studied are likely to be affected by
the presence of the scholar, which, in turn, may affect how they perform their
music.
,Curt Sachs and Erich von Hornbostel worked in ______________. Answer -
Berlin, Germany
We watched a short clip in which Bobby McFerrin demonstrated the _______
as familiar to audiences wherever he performs. Answer - pentatonic scale
What was the result of the first meeting of the Dutch explorers with the Maori
people in 1642? Answer - Four Dutch sailors were killed.
Which of the following is classified as an aerophone? Answer - clarinet
Which of the following is classified as a chordophone? Answer - guitar
In our discussion of circular breathing, what method was suggested as a way of
learning how to do it? Answer - blowing bubbles through a straw into a drink
When you snap your fingers, you are vibrating as a(n) _________. Answer -
corpophone
Which of the following would be considered an ethnocentric statement?
Answer - "We're number 1!"
______, ______, ______, and ______ are the four basic classifications of
instruments in the Sachs-Hornbostel system. Answer - aerophone,
chordophone, idiophone, membranophone
A single melody with harmonic accompaniment has a ____________ texture.
Answer - homophonic
, The human voice can be classified as either a(n) ___________ or a(n)
_______________. Answer - aerophone, corpophone
A(n) ______ "itself" vibrates to produce a sound. Answer - idiophone
Organology is _________. Answer - the study and classification of musical
instruments
Regardless of their cultural contexts, all musics have timbre, pitch, __________,
and dynamics. Answer - rhythm
One method of exploring the concept of ______ might involve playing the
same pitch on a piano, trombone, and tenor saxophone. Answer - timbre
A person who is a cultural outsider has a(n) ______ perspective. Answer - etic
One of the issues addressed in the section "Music and the Environment" is
_______ pollution. Answer - noise
An important issue in the discussion of transmission and pedagogy is
_______________. Answer - oral tradition versus written notation
The belief that music has the power to affect a person's behavior began with
Plato in ancient Greece. Answer - True
Australian Aboriginal musicians must be able to circular-breathe in order to
play the __________ effectively. Answer - didjeridu
