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| What term refers to a form of expression within a musical genre | musical style |
| What is the name of music intended for a wide audience, featuring prominent melodies and simple chordal accompaniment | popular music |
| What term designates a particular type of music with a distinctive form or sound | genre |
| What is the distinct tonal quality of an instrument or voice, which is clearly identified by the ear | timbre |
| What is the term that refers to the performance practices, means, traditions, uses, and beliefs about music of a group of people, either from a specific time or place | music culture |
| What is the oldest and most prevalent category of music | traditional music |
| What term means the way the beat or pulses in a musical selection are organized and subdivided | rhythm |
| What is a style of "art" music that stands apart from traditional or popular music | classical music |
| Music written during the Classical period for small ensembles is known as | chamber music |
| A scholar who studies the music of different cultural groups is called an | ethnomusicologist |
| Instruments that produce sound by a vibrating column of air are categorized as | aerophones |
| A Balinese music ensemble is called a | gamelan |
| Motown, one of the most successful and influenctial music recording and publishing empires, was located in | Detroit, Michigan |
| Mexican music was influenced by what two culture | Spanish and African |
| All music shares the common elements of | melody, rhythm, timbre, and pitch |
| Simple solid instruments that produce sound by being struck, scraped, or shaken are categorized as | idiophones |
| T or F There are many cultures throughout the world with unwritten musical traditions | True |
| T or F Music traditions are best viewed outside of the context in which they originiate | False |
| T or F One of the most distinctive rock and roll music styles of the twentieth century was Mowtown | True |
| T or F Theme and variation was not popular during the Classical period | False |
| T or F Instruments that generate sound from electricity are called chordophones | False |
| T or F Generally, the larger the instruments, the higher the pitch | False |
