MUS 310 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Westernization, Transistor Radio, You Really Got Me
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The midterm exam for mus-301 will have a listening portion, definitions, and a mixture of multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions. You should be able to define the following terms: Beats: regular rhythmic pulse; what your foot tapping lines up with. Measures (bars): distinct grouping of beats; most commonly in groups of 2, 3, Section: musical paragraphs usually multiple phrases strung together; commonly 4, 8, or 16 measures, but not always. Phrase: think of musical sentences usually at least 2 measures/bars. Simple verse form: changing verses played over a continuously repeating single section of music. Simple verse/chorus form: verse and chorus contain the same musical content. Contrasting verse/chorus form: verse and chorus contain different musical content. Aaba form: 32 bars; prevalent in mainstream pop before rock and roll, kind of like a contrasting verse-chorus but the bridge is not a chorus. Rhythm: unit of musical time; the beat/pulse. Harmony: multiple notes played simultaneously; chords and (cid:498)riffs(cid:499)
