1. Identifying a song by the rhythm of its
melody means you recognize its______
Melodic rhythm

2. In class we listened to a symphony that had a very simple melodic rhythm. Who wrote this work?
Beethoven

3. Explain the difference between beat and rhythm.
Beat is the steady recurring pulse Rhythm is the arrangement of notes around that steady pulse

4. accent A term that refers to the emphasis placed on a
sound or pitch in music.
accent

5. Explain the feeling created by syncopation. What causes this feeling?
Upset the steady beat Accents occur on the weaker beats of the measures Deliberate shift of accent away from the steady beat

6. Ragtime was popular in the United States
prior to what war?
WWI

7. measure What term designates groups or sets of beats
divided by vertical lines on the music staff?
measure

8. N’to, n’ket, rattles, rattles
Name the instruments used in the “Lali”
performed by the Bamileke people.
N’to, n’ket, rattles, rattles

9. What is a repeated musical figure called?
ostinato

10. Mixed meter Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov used
__________________ in “Procession of
the Nobles”
Mixed meter

11. Driving subdivisions of the musical beat
How does the Blue Man Group
Take a very simple musical idea and make
it sound richly complex?
Driving subdivisions of the musical beat

12. meter Since the first beat of a group is accented,
Hearing the accent helps the listener establish
the ________
meter

13. improvisation What is a word to describe spontaneous
musical invention, common in jazz.
improvisation

14. Helps keep more than one rhythm going at a time
Why is coordination important for a musician?
Helps keep more than one rhythm going at a time

15. Warrior dance The Bamileke people perform highly
rhythmic music to accompany their ______.
Warrior dance

16. syncopation What word means the deliberate shifts of the accent
So that it goes against the steady beat, conflicts with it,
And tries to upset the steady beat.
syncopation

17. Repeated melodic figure
What is a melodic ostinato?
Repeated melodic figure

18. Who composed the Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin

19. What is the function of meter in music?
Helps us organize the music in to smaller groups that we can organize into measures

20. Number of beats changes within one composition
What is meant by the term mixed meter?
Number of beats changes within one composition

21. Describe rhythmic techniques used in
STOMP to create interest & variety.
Polyrhythm, syncopation, solo & tutti, accent, ritardando, accelerando, call & response, dynamic changes, improvisation