Unit 10 Assignment: Understanding Terminology

Instructions:

Define, and explain the role that music plays in connection to the term. Do not simply define the term by googling it. There should be more discussion in terms of its relation to music.

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Requirements:

You should be relying on the textbook chapter for this information. You will lose points/not get credit for definitions/information that comes from outside internet sources.

Example:

Frontal lobe: The frontal lobe is an area of the forebrain which contains areas like the Broca’s area that play a large role in speech production. Speech production plays a big role in creating music using words and lyrics.

Your Turn:

Explain the following terms and explain their role of the connection to music (if it is not explicit in the explanation itself). Again, make sure the explanation connects to music and is not too general. Refer to the book chapter which discusses all of this information.

Understand, define, and accurately apply the following terms:

  1. What is nationalism and how might music serve to instill it in people?
  2. Give an example of fanfare that we experience in our modern world.
  3. What is the difference between head voice and chest voice? Can you name a singer who uses each?
  4. Give an example of modern music that uses modulation.
  5. Give an example of exoticism in a piece of modern music.
  6. What is the cultural significance of verbunkos?
  7. What does an ethnomusicologist study and why are they important?
  8. What is modernism in music and when did it begin?
  9. What type of music might one hear at carnival?
  10. What are the stylistic and cultural traits of calypso and how does it relate to soca?
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