MUS 501 Final Exam Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Vocables - ANSWERSsounds that are not words
12-bar blues form - ANSWERSarrangement of four
beat bars where each group corresponds to a unit
line or phrase and is associated with a characteristic chord change
Forro - ANSWERSfolk/dance mus...
Columbia - ANSWERSfast tempo solo male dance genre
, Son - ANSWERSmost influential Afro-Cuban music style
combination of African, Taino and Spanish instruments
Salsa - ANSWERSfusion style of Cuban and Puerto Rican dance music influenced by jazz and Latin music
lyrics
Gamelan - ANSWERSorchestra where each instrument is tuned slightly different
Loud playing style (gamelan) - ANSWERSSoran - only instrumental (drums), used in outdoor festivals
Soft playing style (gamelan) - ANSWERSvocals and few drums, used in indoor ceremonies - variety of
lyrics to a set melody
Wayang Kulit - ANSWERSshadow puppet theatre → highest form of art
topics: Hindu epics and love stories
Qawwali - ANSWERSimprovised style of Islamic sacred singing - performed by 9 men - music based on
Indian ragas
Bellydance - ANSWERSsolo West Indian dance
improvisational performance art → social dance by ordinary people
Beijing/Peking Opera - ANSWERSurban music dramatic stories performed by costumed performers
(speech, song/dance, acting, acrobats) stories about family, female chastity
Tuvan Music/Throat Singing - ANSWERSsound game between two women whose vocals imitate natural
sounds
Tone - ANSWERSpitch
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