Music! Its Role and Importance in Our Lives

Chapter 6: Vocal Music

Self Check Quiz

1
Heavy, hoarse, and husky are words that might describe a person's
A)register.
B)range.
C)timbre.
D)pitch.
2
High, low, or medium describe a person's
A)range.
B)timbre.
C)register.
D)accent.
3
Soprano refers to a
A)high female register.
B)high male register.
C)low female register.
D)mid male register.
4
The high range of Luciano Pavarotti is classified as a
A)bass.
B)baritone.
C)countertenor.
D)tenor.
5
Singing a song as a round creates a texture known as
A)a cappella.
B)homophonic.
C)monophonic.
D)polyphonic.
6
Hearing music in your mind's ear is called
A)audiation.
B)humming.
C)singing a cappella.
D)improvising.
7
Operatic singing style is also known as
A)audiation.
B)bel canto.
C)blues.
D)a cappella.
8
Which of the following is not usually a characteristic of blues?
A)heartbreak and loss
B)African American roots
C)based on four chords
D)repeated 12-bar harmonic pattern
9
What makes a blues melody distinctive?
A)a cappella singing
B)flattened third and seventh steps on the scale
C)improvisation
D)a sequence of tones arranged in rising pitches
10
A barbershop quartet is an example of
A)audiation.
B)a capella singing.
C)bel canto style.
D)blues.
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