Indian Classical Music Fundamentals Quiz

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Questions and Answers

Indian classical music is only about swara and laya.

False (B)

Laya is the same as tal in Indian music.

False (B)

Savara and laya are the concepts to be learned in the first term.

True (A)

In Indian music, swara and laya are the two main ingredients of music.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

Dr. Kasturi is going to teach the fundamentals of Indian classical music.

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According to The Oxford Companion to Music, what are the three interrelated uses of the term 'music theory'?

The first is the 'rudiments' needed to understand music notation; the second is learning scholars' views on music from antiquity to the present; the third is a sub-topic of musicology that 'seeks to define processes and general principles in music'. Signup and view all the answers

What is music theory frequently concerned with describing?

Music theory is frequently concerned with describing how musicians and composers make music, including tuning systems and composition methods among other topics. Signup and view all the answers

How does the musicological approach to theory differ from music analysis?

The musicological approach to theory differs from music analysis in that it takes as its starting-point not the individual work or performance but the fundamental materials from which it is built. Signup and view all the answers