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Perceptive listening is listening to and appreciating a musical work for its… full range of technical and expressive qualities What word refers to hearing-related experiences, such as listening? Aural A __________ is a sequence of tones arranged in rising pitches. scale The ______________ is a Japanese vertical bamboo flute with five holes Shakuhachi Another name for a musical group is ensemble A mariachi plays a style of ensemble music from… Mexico The way sounds are woven together texture True or false… Music often functions as a form of group expression and social communication. true _____________ listening is being aware that there, is music playing, perhaps enjoying what you are hearing casual Composer Libby Larsen called the ________ the most important musical instrument of the past 50 years. Electric guitar The distance between two pitches is called… Interval Do music critics have much influence on public opinion? yes Sensuous listening could be described as… a strong emotional response Caught up in the music ______________ characterizes a heightened sensitivity to the content, form, or emotional impact of an artistic work. aesthetic A word meaning in unison with everyone sounding the same pitch or octave at the same time. monophonic Name a famous operatic tenor we talked about in this chapter. Luciano Pavarotti For most guitarists, which hand is used to strum the guitar? right A sequence of eight pitches built on a pattern of two whole steps, one half step, three whole steps, and one half step is called… Major scale ______________ is a musical group with several violins, two trumpets, large bass guitar and special five- and six-string guitars. mariachi A melodic instrument used most widely by Native Americans is the … flute Call and response is a question and answer pattern in which the ____________ responds to a __________. Group/ leader True of false… A listener can decide how much attention to give to music. true A ______________ is a performer with a brilliant, flawless technique. virtuoso ______________ wrote the “Washington Post March.” John Philip Sousa List a few reasons why people listen to music when they are alone. Private, pleasurable, can be moving, match a mood, or change a mood When listening to music, volume must be carefully controlled so as not to suffer from… noise induced hearing loss True or false… When experiencing music in the company of other people, our reaction and participation are dependent on the situation and type of music. true Perceptive listening is listening to and appreciating a musical work for its… full range of technical and expressive qualities Name at least three criteria that we use to evaluate a musical performance. Timbre, expressiveness, technique, presentation, impact