SHOSYS ACADEMY 14 TEST: CRITERIA OF CONSONANCE AND DISSONANCE
Kelvin Sholar
1 Introduction To The Blog Series
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2 Testing Recall Of Criteria
In Lesson 14, we learned about criteria of consonance and dissonance. Here in this Test, remembrance is assessed; the primary task for the student is to find cues in test questions that make it easy to remember answers. There may be more than one correct answer for a given test question. Correct answers are given at the end of this test.
2.1 Test Questions
1. Consonance and dissonance can be described in terms of:
a). stability and instability
b). restful and tense
2. The motion from dissonance to consonance is a:
a). modulation
b). resolution
c). tension
d). release
3. The first Western scientist to address the problem of criteria in music was:
a). Thales of Miletus
b). Pythagoras of Samos
4. Pythagoras’ theory of consonance implies that small ratios all intervals to be ordered by increasing:
a). dissonance
b). consonance
5. A problem with Pythagoras’ theory is:
a). the assumption that all cultures hear the same
b). the assumption that all cultures use the same tuning systems
6. Leonard Euler attempted to measure the consonance inherent in
a). intervals
b). chords
c). scales
7. A problem with Euler’s theory is that other chords with the same frequency ratio are not considered:
a). equally consonant
b). equally dissonant
3 Test Answers
1. Consonance and dissonance can be described in terms of:
a). stability and instability
b). restful and tense
2. The motion from dissonance to consonance is a:
b). resolution
3. The first Western scientist to address the problem of criteria in music was:
b). Pythagoras of Samos
4. Pythagoras’ theory of consonance implies that small ratios all intervals to be ordered by increasing:
a). dissonance
5. A problem with Pythagoras’ theory is:
a). the assumption that all cultures hear the same
b). the assumption that all cultures hear the same use the same tuning system
6. Leonard Euler attempted to measure the consonance inherent in
b). chords
7. A problem with Euler’s theory is that other chords with the same frequency ratio are not considered:
a). equally consonant
4 Bibliography
Bloom, B. S.; Engelhart, M. D.; Furst, E. J.; Hill, W. H.; Krathwohl, D. R. Taxonomy Of Educational Objectives: The Classification Of Educational Goals. Handbook I: Cognitive Domain. New York: David McKay Company, 1956
Jeans, Sir. James. Science And Music, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1937
Kamien, Roger. Music: An Appreciation. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2018
Penrose, Sir. Roger. The Road To Reality. London: Random House, 2004