Week 1 Folk Music, Art Music, and All That Jazz

A piece of folk music typically remains unchanged throughout the years

False

Which of the following excerpts is an example of folk music?

Excerpt A

Listen to the piano playing in this excerpt.

What are the short segments played by the piano alone?

Riffs

Which of the following musical examples was most likely influenced by jazz?

B

Which of the following musical examples is not related to jazz?

A

Art music is superior to folk or popular music.

False

In jazz, performers have wide, creative freedom, even when they are playing from a score.

True

Folk music belongs to the community even though it may have been written by an individual.

True

Which of the following most likely contains an improvised solo?

Excerpt C

According to the text, all critics agree that jazz is a subcategory of art music.

False

Which of the following statements is not true of folk music?

It has not influenced art music.

Jazz incorporates elements of folk music.

True

Composers of art music create works that are passed on from generation to generation by listening, remembering, and imitating.

False

Which of the following statements is inconsistent with most art music in the Western classical tradition?

It is usually not notated.

According to the course text, the following excerpt is an example of which music category?

Jazz

Which of the following excerpts is an example of jazz?

Excerpt B

The excerpt you just heard belongs to a type of music that is: (6:10 long)

Notated in music scores as a means of transmission from composer to performer

Riffs refers to:

Short melodic and rhythmic patterns

According to the course text, the following excerpt is an example of which music category? (7:20 long)

Art music

According to the text, it is a simple task to define the category of folk music

False

The excerpt you just heard belongs to a type of music that is: (3:46 long)

Not notated (at least, not in the traditional sense), and includes many improvised sections and solos.

It is a common mistake to think of art music as superior to other kinds of music.

True

Which of the following excerpts is an example of art music?

Excerpt B

According to the text, Folk music, jazz music, and art music are not musically exclusive genres.

True

According to the text, the folk song Dark Eyes reflects the Romanian national character.

False

Art music has traditionally been created by trained professional musicians.

True