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1
"Melodic range" is best described as
A)where in the world a melody comes from
B)the distance in pitch from the lowest note to the highest note
C)the overall 'shape' of a melody
D)the prevalence of large leaps
2
Which of the following is NOT true of "Mary Had A Little Lamb"?
A)narrow melodic range
B)conjunct melodic character
C)large leaps in the melody from one note to the next
D)children's song
3
Listen to disk 1, track 25. This Eagle Dance song of the Northern Arapaho
A)is built from phrases with a characteristic ascending melodic contour
B)has a much narrower melodic range than "Mary Had A Little Lamb"
C)is built from phrases with a characteristic descending melodic contour
D)has only three notes
4
Listen to disk 1, track 26, "Zeina."
The accordion performing on this track has been adapted to accommodate this tradition. These accommodations were designed to allow this instrument to play
A)microtonal intervals
B)longer melodies
C)blues scales
D)slendro and pelog scales
5
The lead instrumental part in this example contains multiple instances of
A)cascading arpeggios
B)staccato and legato articulation
C)large leaps in the melody of more than an octave
D)key changes
6
The chordal accompaniment of disk 1, track 27, "Wave" is played by the
A)saxophone
B)electric guitar
C)drums
D)none of the above
7
"High Water Everywhere" by Charlie Patton (disk 1, track 17) is a good example of a
A)song with no melody
B)song with no chords
C)song in which the melody is accompanied by chords
D)Native American dance song
8
This example of Qur'anic chant (disk 1, track 4) features
A)a major scale
B)an arpeggiated melody
C)a conjunct melody
D)a very wide melodic range





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