SHOSYS ACADEMY 15 TEST: METHODOLOGY IN MUSIC
Kelvin Sholar
1 Introduction To The Blog Series
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2 Testing Recall Of Methodology
In Lesson 15, we learned about methodology in music. 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. Musicians mostly try to make sense of music in terms of:
a). colors
b). human drives
c). numbers
2. Music is often described in terms of the drive to:
a). feel
b). acquire
c). bond
d). defend
3. Tonality in music is often described relative to the drive to:
a). feel
b). acquire
c). bond
d). defend
4. Musicians have also tried to describe the laws of music in terms of mathematics; but, they often added:
a). true associations
b). suppositional associations
5. Pythagoras tried to associate the most beautiful melodies with:
a). beautiful performers
b). small frequency ratios
6. Plato asserted that mathematical propositions did not refer to:
a). physical approximations
b). psychical approximations
7. An advantage of Plato’s methodology is:
a). it allows musicians to separate the exact mathematical tones from the approximate frequencies and pitches that we actually observe in earthly music
b). it allows musicians to combine exact mathematical tones with the approximate frequencies and pitches that we actually observe in earthly music
8. Another advantage of Plato’s methodology is:
a). musical scientists can assert mathematical models of how music works, and we can test these models against observations and experiments with musical instruments
b). mathematical truths can provide an objective external standard on which to judge musical theories, that is free from the opinions of individual musicians or specific musical cultures.
9. There are _____ basic logic methodologies used in music:
a). two
b). four
c). six
10. Inductive logic reasons from:
a). specific instances to general theories
b). general theories to specific instances
c). specific instances to specific instances
d). general theories to general theories
11. Deductive logic reasons from:
a). specific instances to general theories
b). general theories to specific instances
c). specific instances to specific instances
d). general theories to general theories
12. The argument “all music is composed of pitches that change with respect to time, Mary Had A little Lamb is music; thus, Mary Had A little Lamb is composed of pitches that change with respect to time” is an example of:
a). inductive reasoning
b) deductive reasoning
13. The argument “I have observed homophony, symmetry, repetition and sequences in enough nineteenth century compositions to conclude that they are almost always homophonic, symmetrical, repetitive and full of sequences” is an example of:
a). inductive reasoning
b) deductive reasoning
3 Test Answers
1. Musicians mostly try to make sense of music in terms of:
b). human drives
2. Music is most often described in terms of the drive to:
a). feel
3. Tonality in music is often described relative to the drive to:
d). defend
4. Musicians have also tried to describe the laws of music in terms of mathematics; but, they often added:
b). suppositional associations
5. Pythagoras tried to associate the most beautiful melodies with:
b). small frequency ratios
6. Plato asserted that mathematical propositions did not refer to:
a). physical approximations
b). psychical approximations
7. An advantage of Plato’s methodology is:
a). it allows musicians to separate the exact mathematical tones from the approximate frequencies and pitches that we actually observe in earthly music
8. Another advantage of Plato’s methodology is:
a). musical scientists can assert mathematical models of how music works, and we can test these models against observations and experiments with musical instruments
b). mathematical truths can provide an objective external standard on which to judge musical theories, that is free from the opinions of individual musicians or specific musical cultures.
9. There are _____ basic logic methodologies used in music:
a). two
10. Inductive logic reasons from:
a). specific instances to general theories
11. Deductive logic reasons from:
b). general theories to specific instances
12. The argument “all music is composed of pitches that change with respect to time, Mary Had A little Lamb is music; thus, Mary Had A little Lamb is composed of pitches that change with respect to time” is an example of:
b) deductive reasoning
13. The argument “I have observed homophony, symmetry, repetition and sequences in enough nineteenth century compositions to conclude that they are almost always homophonic, symmetrical, repetitive and full of sequences” is an example of:
a). inductive reasoning
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