MUSIC 102- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 12 pages long!)
6 Oct 2017
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What is music: music is indefinable by words alone it has many meanings. Old music new function: barbara allen, 1625 france, 1625 german, 1855 american, 1859 english, 1937 american, 1962 american. All took the original song and changed it to something that they wanted. The shakers: a group of harshly persecuted people from maine that followed the teachings of mother ann. : simple gifts ceremonial, original hymn composed by elder joseph brackett, now a shaker hymn. Ethnomusicologist a person that studies music from other cultures. Accent: any beat that is emphasized with a bigger musical event, contribute to the articulation, tempo: the underlying speed of pulses. Legato or largo: tempo: italian music word, any notes can be used with tempo markings, not just quarter notes, meter: the regular grouping of pulses. 2/4: duple, simple: 2/4, 2/8, compound: 6/8, 6/16. : triple, simple: , 3/8, compound: 9/8, 9/16. 4/4: most common, quadruple, simple: 4/4, 4/8, compound: 12/8, 12/16.
