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Music Appreciation quiz 1 Review
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Undergraduate 1
09/11/2024

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What are the Dimensions of Sound
Definition
  • pitch
  • rhythm
  • articulation
  • timbre
  • volume
  • texture
  • form
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How long has music been around

 

Definition
as long as there have been humans
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what are similarities between Music and Language
Definition
  • pitch
  • Rythm
  • processed in brain
  • only used by humans
  • is organized
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Why does Music Therapy work
Definition
  • works cause of brain and it creates a neural network
  • parts of our brain may only work together with music
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why does music therapy help with
Definition
  • physical rehabilitation
  • help with speech after a stroke
  • helps people with dementia and Alzheimer's
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Music Cognition Vs. Language Cognition
Definition
  • Music Cognition- it is processed in all of the brain
  • Language cognition- only process in Broca's and Wernicke's area
    • Broca- physical production of speech
    • Wernicke- processing of language
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what the relationship between music, the brain, and the limbic system
Definition

when listening to music, it is process throughout the brain which triggers the limbic system

  • the limbic system process emotions and control emotions
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What is form
Definition
how chunks of music are put together to make one big thing (song)
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What is articulation
Definition
how a sound is produced, sustained, and released
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what do composers manipulate to make a unique piece of music?
Definition
the dimensions of sound
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What is improvisation vs. fixed composition
Definition
  • fixed composition- the role of a composer. the composer hears a song in their head and writes down the instructions for the performer to read
  • improvisation- role of performer- hardest piece of music cognition because it is made up live. The perform interprets how to play the music which means that no two performances are the same
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Major vs. minor
Definition

Major- related to happy music

Minor- related to sad music

depends on the culture

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What is aptitude

 

Definition
the ease and speed in which a person's brain process certain information
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Is it a bad idea to not have music in elementary school if aptitude stops at 10
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yes because kids aren't learning aptitude
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what is achievement
Definition

what people do with their aptitude

-aptitude does not produce achievement though

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What are the difference in music and language
Definition
  • music- not communication
  • language- is because it is concrete
  • music- process in all brain
  • language- only Broca and Wernicke
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What is pitch
Definition
refers to the highness and lowness of sound
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What is rhthym
Definition
time aspect of sound
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What is timbre
Definition
quality of sound that doesn't deal with he other dimensions of sound
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What is volume
Definition
refers to the loudness and quietness of a sound
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what is texture
Definition
layers in a song
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