Syncopation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Old-time music (derived from Europe)a category that comprises string band music (fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and autoharp) European Balladsa story is usually presented in narrative fashion Polyrhythmic (derived from African style)textures produced by many rhythms going on at the same time Syncopation-seen more in African style -"off-beat" pattern, in which the sounds produced by musicians are played very precisely part from or against the underlying steady pulse of the music -r...

Groove - ANSWER-pattern of beats (Feel the Rhythm" Harmonic Roots - ANSWER-Bass line Harmonic Filler - ANSWER-Music that takes place between the bass and treble parts sound box - ANSWER-a perceived three-dimensional space, which is forged through the use of stereo, creating a sense of depth and textual density Pitch - ANSWER-How high or low a sound is Non-pitch - ANSWER-Lacking a fixed frequency Interval - ANSWER-distance between two pitches range (Music) - ANSWER-Differenc...

Syncopation - correct answerAn accent that comes between the beats at a regular rhythm, rather than on them Groove - correct answerThe channeled flow of rhythms Riff - correct answerA repeated pattern designed to generate rhythmic momentum Timbre - correct answerTone color, the "gain" at a singer's voice, a soundprint Melisma - correct answer-Singing several notes to one syllable -African American Stream Tango - correct answer-Argentina -Contribution to Latin American Strea...

MUS 354 Jazz Elements Question and answers 100% correct MUS 354 Jazz Elements Beat - correct answer The pulse of the music (what you dance to) Tempo - correct answer The rate of the beat Meter - correct answer The organization of the beats (organized into groups of 2 or 4 -duple meter, 3 -triple meter) Measure - correct answer one unit of the meter Rhythm - correct answer the organization of sounds in time Syncopation - correct answer the emphasis of unexpected bea...

NUSC 1165 Final Exam - Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) The absorptive surface of the small intestine is increased by the presence of: microvilli gastric pills goblet cells sphincters Chewing is an important digestive function because it improves the functionality of: a. enzymes b. hormones c. mucus d. peristalsis Which of the following releases bile into the GI tract? gallbladder pituitary gland salivary glands None of the above When the gastroesophageal sphincter contracts, food A....

rhythm - ️️the surface activity of music, based upon duration of musical sounds beat - ️️the underlying pulse of music, equal sounds tempo - ️️refers to the rate of speed of beats meter - ️️the organization of beats into groups or patterns duple meter - ️️I>uI>uI triple meter - ️️I>uuI>uuI quadruple meter - ️️I>u>uI>u>uI measure - ️️the length of a pattern of beats bar lines - ️️the vertical lines that show where...

Music Appreciation Tests Questions and Answers 100% Correct. Part 1 Quiz 1. When did music for solo piano become common? ● Second half of the 18 th century ● Early 21st century ● Late 15th century ● Middle of the 8th century 2. Which statement about Britten's The Young Person's Guide the Orchestra is true? ● Britten borrowed his theme from an earlier famous British composer: Handel ● Several different instrument groups repeat the exact same notes and rhythms to express ...

The ballade is based on what literary form? correct answers narrative Jazz improvisational style can be compared to what Classical music style? correct answers Baroque music What is an early form of polyphony during the Medieval period in which voices were sung in parallel motion? correct answers organum An example of absolute music correct answers Symphony No. 9 by Beethoven Which period of classical Western music featured heavy ornamentation and improvised embellishment? correct an...

accent - ANSWER-Emphasis placed on a musical sound Syncopation - ANSWER-When an accent takes place in a rhythm unexpectedly bar or measure - ANSWER-Vertical bar in sheet music that separates beats Rock Beat - ANSWER-Subdivision into 8 beats... What is this type of beat? melody - ANSWER-coherent succession of pitches, played or sung in a certain rhythm, is called: Step wise - ANSWER-One to the next melody is called leap - ANSWER-low to high melody is called a: Sequence - ANSW...

Prelude: melody - contrary motion: motif 2 - slower crochet melody in sequence : scalic : moves from violins to later cellos - generally disjunct with small leaps - motif 2 up octave at end - shrill screeching at end : high violins - octave leaps with repeated motifs - inversion between instruments - contrary motion Prelude: rhythm - Allegro tempo - opening motif : repeated quavers : syncopated at b.2 : homorhythmic - Motif 2 : repeated quavers : repeated triplet semiquavers an...