MUNM 3213 MIDTERM STUDY QUESTIONS
Native American Music - Answers - any style of music that is performed or created by
someone whose ancestors lived in North America prior to European contact in the
1400's
Performative Traditions - Answers - Native american music, dance, storytelling, playing
games, ritual performances
Indian/Native American/ American Indian - Answers - Native American term came about
as the reaction to the classification of native americans as "indians" during the time of
Columbus
Indigenous - Answers - the people who occupied indian land prior to European
settlement
Aboriginal - Answers - the term for Native Americans used in Canada
inuit vs eskimo - Answers - the aboriginal population from the arctic region of North
America and coastal areas of Greenland
First Nations - Answers - term used for non-Inuit people
Métis - Answers - people from mixed indigenous and most often European descent
nations and tribes - Answers - Native american peoples should be referred to as
nations/ citizens, not tribes, according to Albert Hale, Past-President of the Navajo
Nation,
Pitch - Answers - how our brains perceive sound wave frequency.
Pitch Range - Answers - (1) how high or low an instrument or singer can play or sing, or
(2) the range between the lowest and the highest note in a specific piece of music
Note - Answers - A single sound within a piece of music
Interval - Answers - distance in pitch between two notes.
Harmony - Answers - when multiple pitches are sung or played at the same time.
Octave - Answers - specific type of interval that occurs when the freq. Ratio of the two
notes is 2:1.
Scale - Answers - combination of all of the pitches used in a song
, Rhythm - Answers - the timing of when sounds and silences occur within a piece of
music.
Rest - Answers - A moment of silence in a piece of music
Text/Vocables - Answers - generally one syllable in length, and are usually derived in
some way from the language of the culture.
Vibrato - Answers - an undulation or change in pitch on a single note to create what is
often called a vibrating, shaking, or wavering effect.
Solo - Answers - when only one instrumentalist or singer is performing a specific part of
the music.
Duet - Answers - occurs when two instrumentalists or singers have an equal role for a
part of the music.
Ensemble - Answers - a group of performers, singers, or both. In the case of an
ensemble piece that includes a solo part, the word ensemble is often used to refer to all
the performers who are not the soloist.
Accompaniment - Answers - part of the music that is not the main feature of the music
at that moment.
Melodic Contour - Answers - the shape of the melody's pitch content
Dynamics - Answers - how loud or soft the music is.
Timbre - Answers - the quality of sound that makes an instrument or voice sound like
that instrument or voice.
Tempo - Answers - refers to how fast a piece of music is performed, measured in BPM
(Beats Per Minute)
Beat - Answers - is a rhythm that usually occurs in a regularly repeating pattern.
Instrumentation - Answers - refers to what instruments are used to perform a certain
piece
Crescendo - Answers - when the dynamic level of the music gradually gets louder.
Decrescendo - Answers - when the dynamic level of the music gradually gets quieter.
Ostinato - Answers - a short musical idea that is repeated.
Native American Music - Answers - any style of music that is performed or created by
someone whose ancestors lived in North America prior to European contact in the
1400's
Performative Traditions - Answers - Native american music, dance, storytelling, playing
games, ritual performances
Indian/Native American/ American Indian - Answers - Native American term came about
as the reaction to the classification of native americans as "indians" during the time of
Columbus
Indigenous - Answers - the people who occupied indian land prior to European
settlement
Aboriginal - Answers - the term for Native Americans used in Canada
inuit vs eskimo - Answers - the aboriginal population from the arctic region of North
America and coastal areas of Greenland
First Nations - Answers - term used for non-Inuit people
Métis - Answers - people from mixed indigenous and most often European descent
nations and tribes - Answers - Native american peoples should be referred to as
nations/ citizens, not tribes, according to Albert Hale, Past-President of the Navajo
Nation,
Pitch - Answers - how our brains perceive sound wave frequency.
Pitch Range - Answers - (1) how high or low an instrument or singer can play or sing, or
(2) the range between the lowest and the highest note in a specific piece of music
Note - Answers - A single sound within a piece of music
Interval - Answers - distance in pitch between two notes.
Harmony - Answers - when multiple pitches are sung or played at the same time.
Octave - Answers - specific type of interval that occurs when the freq. Ratio of the two
notes is 2:1.
Scale - Answers - combination of all of the pitches used in a song
, Rhythm - Answers - the timing of when sounds and silences occur within a piece of
music.
Rest - Answers - A moment of silence in a piece of music
Text/Vocables - Answers - generally one syllable in length, and are usually derived in
some way from the language of the culture.
Vibrato - Answers - an undulation or change in pitch on a single note to create what is
often called a vibrating, shaking, or wavering effect.
Solo - Answers - when only one instrumentalist or singer is performing a specific part of
the music.
Duet - Answers - occurs when two instrumentalists or singers have an equal role for a
part of the music.
Ensemble - Answers - a group of performers, singers, or both. In the case of an
ensemble piece that includes a solo part, the word ensemble is often used to refer to all
the performers who are not the soloist.
Accompaniment - Answers - part of the music that is not the main feature of the music
at that moment.
Melodic Contour - Answers - the shape of the melody's pitch content
Dynamics - Answers - how loud or soft the music is.
Timbre - Answers - the quality of sound that makes an instrument or voice sound like
that instrument or voice.
Tempo - Answers - refers to how fast a piece of music is performed, measured in BPM
(Beats Per Minute)
Beat - Answers - is a rhythm that usually occurs in a regularly repeating pattern.
Instrumentation - Answers - refers to what instruments are used to perform a certain
piece
Crescendo - Answers - when the dynamic level of the music gradually gets louder.
Decrescendo - Answers - when the dynamic level of the music gradually gets quieter.
Ostinato - Answers - a short musical idea that is repeated.
