Question 1

Which of the following instruments is not used in traditional Native American music?

Accepted Answer

A)  drum 
B)  rattle 
C)  rasp 
D)  guitar 
A)  drum 
B)  rattle 
C)  rasp 
D)  guitar

Question 2

Which of the following best describes Native American thought regarding songs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Songs are composed by chosen individuals 
B)  Songs are created by a group of respected elders 
C)  Songs are gifts of power from the spirit world 
D)  Songs are immediately notated to avoid performance errors 
A)  Songs are composed by chosen individuals 
B)  Songs are created by a group of respected elders 
C)  Songs are gifts of power from the spirit world 
D)  Songs are immediately notated to avoid performance errors

Question 3

Native Americans are not permitted to listen to rock music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Carlos Nakai is most associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  compositions for trumpet and orchestra 
B)  compositions for Native American flute 
C)  Native American rock tunes 
D)  Native American healing ceremonies 
A)  compositions for trumpet and orchestra 
B)  compositions for Native American flute 
C)  Native American rock tunes 
D)  Native American healing ceremonies

Question 5

Which of the following best describes falsetto?

Accepted Answer

A)  a singing style with strong vocal pulsation 
B)  a singing range that lies above the normal singing range 
C)  a strained, tense vocal sound 
D)  a nasal, harsh vocal sound 
A)  a singing style with strong vocal pulsation 
B)  a singing range that lies above the normal singing range 
C)  a strained, tense vocal sound 
D)  a nasal, harsh vocal sound

Question 6

Which of the following is the most likely setting for a performance by Carlos Nakai?

Accepted Answer

A)  Healing ceremony 
B)  Concert 
C)  Dance 
D)  Powwow 
A)  Healing ceremony 
B)  Concert 
C)  Dance 
D)  Powwow

Question 7

Technically,vocables may be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  notes in the falsetto range 
B)  dance-song instructions 
C)  consonant-vowel clusters 
D)  low-pitched, uncontrolled tones 
A)  notes in the falsetto range 
B)  dance-song instructions 
C)  consonant-vowel clusters 
D)  low-pitched, uncontrolled tones

Question 8

How might the authentic traditional music of the Plains Indians be stereotypical?

Accepted Answer

The music of the Plains Indians is just

Which of the following instruments is not used in traditional Native American music?

Which of the following best describes Native American thought regarding songs?

Native Americans are not permitted to listen to rock music.

Carlos Nakai is most associated with which of the following?

Which of the following best describes falsetto?

Which of the following is the most likely setting for a performance by Carlos Nakai?

Technically,vocables may be described as

How might the authentic traditional music of the Plains Indians be stereotypical?

Folk Music

Religious Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Secular Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Religious Music in the Early Nineteenth Century

Popular Music of the Civil War Era

Early Concert Music

American Concert Music Comes of Age

The Rise of Popular Culture

Country Music

Ethnic Traditions and the Urban Folk Revival

The Jazz Age

Jazz 1930-1960

Jazz Since 1960

Latin Popular Musics

Rock and Roll

Popular Music Since 1970

Music for Theatre and Film

Music for Films

American Opera

Experimental Music - Revolution

Mainstream Concert Music - Evolution

The Avant-Garde Continued

The Recent Mainstream

Prelude

Music in Early America

The Tumultuous Nineteenth Century

The Growth of Vernacular Traditions

A Diversity of Popular Musics

Music for Theater and Film

Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music

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Exam 1: North American Indian Music

Which of the following instruments is not used in traditional Native American music?

Which of the following best describes Native American thought regarding songs?

Native Americans are not permitted to listen to rock music.

Carlos Nakai is most associated with which of the following?

Which of the following best describes falsetto?

Which of the following is the most likely setting for a performance by Carlos Nakai?

Technically,vocables may be described as

How might the authentic traditional music of the Plains Indians be stereotypical?

Folk Music

Religious Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Secular Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Religious Music in the Early Nineteenth Century

Popular Music of the Civil War Era

Early Concert Music

American Concert Music Comes of Age

The Rise of Popular Culture

Country Music

Ethnic Traditions and the Urban Folk Revival

The Jazz Age

Jazz 1930-1960

Jazz Since 1960

Latin Popular Musics

Rock and Roll

Popular Music Since 1970

Music for Theatre and Film

Music for Films

American Opera

Experimental Music - Revolution

Mainstream Concert Music - Evolution

The Avant-Garde Continued

The Recent Mainstream

Prelude

Music in Early America

The Tumultuous Nineteenth Century

The Growth of Vernacular Traditions

A Diversity of Popular Musics

Music for Theater and Film

Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music

Filters