Exam 1
Music 152 with Faux at Illinois State University
About this deck
By: Nick Brozovich
Created: 2011-09-26
Size: 57 flashcards
Views: 18
Created: 2011-09-26
Size: 57 flashcards
Views: 18
About StudyBlue
STUDYBLUE makes things that make you better at school.
Things like online flashcards with photos and audio.
Things like personalized quizzes and friendly reminders about when (and what) to study next.
Think of it as a digital backpack™: access to all of your study materials online and on your phone.
STUDYBLUE exists to make studying efficient and effective for every student, for free. Join us.
“Simply amazing. The flash cards are smooth, there are many different types of studying tools, and there is a great search engine. I praise you on the awesomeness.”
Dennis
Dennis
Sign up (free) to study this.
AABB
type of form, from British Isles
Acoustics
sub-branch from physics, study of sound
African Music traits
Textural density, polyrhythm, call and response, ground and elaboration parts, participatory events, opposed to presentational, vocal and instrumental imitation, music associated with daily life
Bela Fleck
banjo man from "throw down your heart"
Binary Form
From basic structure of a song, has 2 sections
Bira
spirit possession ceremony among the Shona
Cadence
Happens at the end of a musical phrase (section), pause in music
Call and Response
conversational element in African / African derived music
Cordophone
Typed of string instrument
Colonialism
political control by a foreign power for the extraction of resources
Contour
a synonym for melodic shape, the shape of a melody
Counterpoint
type of texture, multiple voices and all of the vocals are equally important
Dynamics
the musicians term for loudness of music, volume, amplitude
Edward Hall
Anthropologist who worked with non-verbal communication
Electronophone
type of instrument, electromagnetic field vibrates, example: electric guitar
Ensemble
more than one musician playing together
Evelyn Glennie
Touch the Sound lady
Fixed Pitch
Piano, etc.
Flow
idea that, in order to recharge our psychological batteries, we engage in optimal experiences, both a challenge and attainable
Form
Basic architecture of a piece of music, diagram in letters of the alphabet, ex: AABB ABAB ABC
Frequency
Speed at which something vibrates, measured in Hertz (Vibrations / second), determines what pitch
Ground and elaboration
Texture in African music, one steady ground part (riff)
Heterophonic Texture
Singing same song, same melody but variations of it
Homophonic texture
Cordal texture, harmony texture
Hosho
Rattle, fast 3 beat, percussion
icon
of sign, something that is meaningful, sign of resemblance
idiophone
type of instrument, ex: maroomba, bell, crash cymbol, rigid and whole thing vibrates
Index
type of sign, sign of association, ex: cry when you hear a certain song
Inside / Outside the house
Shona people in Zimbabwe, inside the house is serious / sacred, outside the house is eating, drinking, dancing, etc.
Loudness
amount of amplitude
Marimba
idiophone instrument, wooden xylophone
Mbira
idiophone, plucked thumb piano, used by Shona in Zimbabwe
Melody
coherent succession of pitches, series of pitches, tune
Melody and drone
type of texture, drone (steady held note, bagpipe)
Membranophone
type of instrument, instrument with stretched membrane
Meter
organization of pulses, beats
monophobic texture
a single voice
Overtones
effects the timber
Participatory Music
African music mainly, contrast with presentational music
Phrase
short, complete idea
Pitch
relative highness or lowness of a sound, determined by frequency
Polyglot
Type of human being, person who speaks multiple languages
polyphonic texture
multiple voices
Pulse
is the basic beat, nodding head with beat, that’s the pulse
Resonator
Amplifier, thing that amplifies the sound, ex: wooden body of acoustic guitar
Rhythm
word used to describe all temporal aspects of music, meter, pulse, and tempo
Semiotics
the study of signs, study of significance
Sign
anything that means something to anybody
Sliding pitch
instrument, ex: trombone
Spirit Possession
phenomenon among Shona in Zimbabwe, where somebody is possessed by the spirit of an ancestor, for Shona, death isn’t like it is in west
Synchronizing
work of Edward Hall, synchronizing is a basic human want
Tempo
speed of a piece of music
Ternary form
General form, three part form, (Accordion music from Andes, blues music)
Texture
relationship between the voices in an ensemble
Timbre
voice of an instrument
Vibrator
thing that vibrates to create the sound of an instrument
Zimbabwe
country in Southern Africa, used to be Southern Rodaja, place where Shona live
About this deck
By: Nick Brozovich
Created: 2011-09-26
Size: 57 flashcards
Views: 18
Created: 2011-09-26
Size: 57 flashcards
Views: 18
About StudyBlue
STUDYBLUE makes things that make you better at school.
Things like online flashcards with photos and audio.
Things like personalized quizzes and friendly reminders about when (and what) to study next.
Think of it as a digital backpack™: access to all of your study materials online and on your phone.
STUDYBLUE exists to make studying efficient and effective for every student, for free. Join us.
“Simply amazing. The flash cards are smooth, there are many different types of studying tools, and there is a great search engine. I praise you on the awesomeness.”
Dennis
Dennis