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1
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What is the collection of short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald associated with the Jazz Age?
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Tales of the Jazz Age
2
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How does amplitude affect the loudness of a sound wave?
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Higher amplitude means louder sound
3
Question
What determines the pitch of a sound?
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Frequency of the sound wave
4
Question
What are the two main types of musical sounds?
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Pitched and non-pitched
5
Question
Which instruments primarily provide non-pitched music?
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Percussion instruments
6
Question
Who categorized musical instruments into four main groups?
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Curt Sachs and Erich von Hornbostel
7
Question
What are chordophones in the Sachs-Hornbostel classification?
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String instruments
8
Question
What defines membranophones?
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Instruments with skin or membrane stretched across a frame
9
Question
What are idiophones?
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Instruments where the body itself is struck
10
Question
What category includes brass and wind instruments like flutes and horns?
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Aerophones
11
Question
What was added later to the Sachs-Hornbostel classification?
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Electrophones
12
Question
What were the traditional instrument families before the Sachs-Hornbostel system?
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Strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, and keyboard
13
Question
What is the Theremin known as?
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Best-known early electronic instrument
14
Question
What term describes electronically generated sounds first known as?
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Musique concrète
15
Question
What are the basic techniques in tape music?
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Looping and splicing
16
Question
Which cities were famous for electronic music development?
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Rome, Paris, Cologne, and New York City
17
Question
What are the four properties of a single isolated musical sound?
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Pitch, duration, volume, and timbre
18
Question
What is an octave in music?
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Distance between a note and the next higher or lower note of the same name
19
Question
Where is Middle C located on a keyboard?
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To the left of the group of two black keys closest to the middle
20
Question
What is the distance between two adjacent keys on a piano?
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Half step or semitone
21
Question
What is a whole step?
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Distance between every other key on a piano
22
Question
What do white keys on a piano represent?
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Natural notes
23
Question
What does a # symbol indicate in music?
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Sharp, raises a note by a half step
24
Question
What is the standard music notation staff?
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Five-line staff
25
Question
What does 'clef' mean etymologically?
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Key (from French)
26
Question
What is the treble clef also known as?
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G clef
27
Question
In bass clef, which line is F?
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Fourth line from the bottom
28
Question
What is the C clef used for?
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Alto or tenor clef depending on position
29
Question
Which hand typically plays bass clef?
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Left hand
30
Question
What is the lowest A in a sound called?
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Fundamental