MUS 153 Spring 2025 Exam 1 Study Guide PDF

MUS 153 Spring 2025 Exam 1 Study Guide Exam Date: February 6 Test will include multiple choice, TF, and short written response questions over materials from chapters 1-10 in The Enjoyment of Music and in-class lectures. You are allowed to bring a 3 x 5 notecard for the exam. Tips: For extra practi...

MUS 153 Spring 2025 Exam 1 Study Guide Exam Date: February 6 Test will include multiple choice, TF, and short written response questions over materials from chapters 1-10 in The Enjoyment of Music and in-class lectures. You are allowed to bring a 3 x 5 notecard for the exam. Tips: For extra practice, use the tutorials here: https://digital.wwnorton.com/enjmusic14 Chapter 1: Melody Be able to define and apply the following terms: melody interval phrases contour conjunct cadence range disjunct Understand the concept of melody as a succession of pitches perceived as a recognizable whole. Understand a melody as defined by its contour and range. Understand the concept of intervals, and how the movement of successive intervals creates conjunct or disjunct melodies. Understand the structure of melody as being made up of phrases, which end in cadences, or resting points. Chapter 2: Rhythm and Meter Be able to define and apply the following terms: rhythm measures (bars) syncopation meter simple meters nonmetric beats compound meters Understand the concept of rhythm as the movement of music forward through time. Understand how meter, marked off in measures, organizes the beats (pulse) in music. Understand how simple (duple, triple, quadruple) meters are constructed, in terms of the arrangement of strong and weak beats per measure. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the rhythmic complexities created by offbeats and syncopation. Chapter 3: Harmony Be able to define and apply the following terms: harmony triad tonic chord major scale tonality scale minor scale consonance/dissonance Understand the concept of harmony as providing the vertical aspect of music. Understand the concept of scales as particular sequences of pitches. Understand chords (including triads) as collections of three or more pitches sounding together. Demonstrate an understanding of tonality as the organizing principle of harmony. Understand the concepts of musical consonance and dissonance. Chapter 4: The Organization of Musical Sounds Be able to define and apply the following terms: octave diatonic scale key half step/ whole step sharp #/flat ♭ modulation chromatic scale tonic/tonality transposition Understand the octave and its chromatic division. Understand the structure of major and minor scales/modes. Understand the basic chord functions of the major-minor system, including distinctions between active and resting chords. Chapter 5: Musical Texture Be able to define and apply the following terms: texture homophony monophony heterophony polyphony Understand texture as the interweaving of melody with harmony. Understand and identify the basic textures of monophony, homophony, polyphony, and heterophony. Chapter 6: Musical Form Be able to define and apply the following terms: form binary/ternary ostinato strophic theme through-composed call-and-response Understand form as the organizing principle in music. Understand the the key elements of form are contrast, repetition, and variation. Understand and identify the basic structures of strophic, binary, ternary, and responsorial (call- and-response) form. Understand theme and motive as the melodic building blocks of musical form. Understand ostinato as common procedures of repetition and pattern employed in music. Chapter 7: Musical Expression Be able to define and apply the following terms: tempo dynamics crescendo/descrescendo accelerando/dimenuendo Understand tempo as the rate of speed, or pace, of music, and how tempo is indicated in musical scores (i.e. terms, language) from slowest to fastest. Understand dynamics as the volume of music, or how loudly or softly music is played, and how dynamics are indicated in musical scores (i.e. terms, markings) from softest to loudest. Be able to define modifiers to both tempo and dynamics Chapter 9: Voices and Instrument Families Be able to define and apply the following terms: timbre, register chordophone idiophone instrument aerophone soprano, alto, tenor, bass mebranophone Understand the Hornbostel-Sachs world classification of instruments (chordophone, membranophone, idiophone, aerophone) and how sound is produced on instruments belonging to each category. Be able to provide an example of one instrument from each category. Chapter 10: Western Musical Instruments Be able to define and apply the following terms: strings Percussion (pitched, unpitched) woodwinds keyboard instruments (piano, organ, harpsichord) brass Demonstrate familiarity with members of the string, woodwind, brass, and percussion family of instruments and understand the various techniques musicians employ to play these instruments. Be able to provide an example of two instruments from each family of Western musical instruments and the manner in which they are played.