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Listening to Music
How We Experience Music
Performing Music Alone
Performing Music Together
Music Critique
100
A scale whose sequence is whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step.
What is a major scale?
100
A diaphragm (found in headphones and speakers) does this when music is played.
What is moves back and forth.
100
This instrument, related to the harmonica, is made of wood and bamboo and has small brass reeds.
What is the kaen.
100
When you perform music in a group, you are in one of these.
What is an ensemble.
100
The famous Italian singer we learned about.
Who is Pavarotti.
200
The distance between C and E. (in half steps)
What is 4 half steps
200
What most of us use to listen to music alone.
What are headphone or earbuds
200
Performing music alone is called this.
What is a solo.
200
Mariachi music comes from this culture.
What is Mexico.
200
Mr. Goguen plays this instrument.
What is the trumpet.
300
This kind of listening can prompt goose bumps or a strong emotional response.
What is sensuous listening.
300
Beginning at this decibel level, you can start to have hearing damage.
What is 85 decibels.
300
The strings of this instrument are tuned to the following pitches: E-A-D-G-B-E
What is the guitar.
300
A popular way of making music which requires a leader and group reaction is called this.
What is call and response.
300
When judging a performance or album this person should consider timbre, expressiveness, technique, presentation, and impact.
Who is a music critic.
400
There are this many half steps in an octave.
What is 12 half steps.
400
The average decibel level of a live concert
What is 120 decibels.
400
Native American music frequently includes this aerophone.
What is the flute.
400
These ensembles are available at Oakmont. (name at least 2)
What are concert band, jazz band, choir, and marching band.
400
The voice part Pavarotti sings.
What is tenor.
500
The distance between B# and Gb. (in half steps)
What is 6 half steps
500
Due to concerns with hearing loss, this personal listening device is preferable to listening to music through earbuds that go directly into your ear.
What is over-ear headphones.
500
This composer claims that the electric guitar is the most important musical instrument of the past 50 years.
Who is Libby Larsen.
500
The type of ensemble that usually only includes aerophones, idiophones, and mebranophones.
What is a concert band.
500
The type of ensemble that features chordophones prominently and includes aerophones, idiophones, and membranophones.
What is an orchestra.