SHOSYS ACADEMY 16 TEST: KNOWLEDGE OF UNIVERSALS: PRINCIPLES AND GENERALIZATIONS

SHOSYS ACADEMY 16 TEST: KNOWLEDGE OF UNIVERSALS: PRINCIPLES AND GENERALIZATIONS

Kelvin Sholar

1 Introduction To The Blog Series

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2 Testing Recall Of Universals, Principles and Genealizations

In Lesson 16, we learned about the knowledge of Universals and Abstractions branch of knowledge; as well as, Principles and Generalizations. 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. The branch Knowledge Of Universals and Abstractions concerns_______by which phenomena and ideas are organized:

a). specifics

b). ways

c). major ideas

d). schemes

e). patterns

 

2. Knowledge of principles and generalizations concerns knowledge of ______ which summarize observations of phenomena:

a). specific elements

b). particular abstractions

 

3. A principle is a:

a). the leader of a school

b). a sentence about a specific element

c). a rule that governs behavior

 

4. Alban Berg’s principle of nineteenth century music is a rule that guides the behavior of:

a). a performer

b). a composer

c). a listener

 

5. A principle of woodwinds is:

a). some woodwinds have little holes along their length that are opened and closed

b). all woodwinds have little holes along their length that are opened and closed

 

6. A principle of sound representation is:

a). all sounds can be represented by curves

b). some sounds can be represented by curves

 

7. A generalization is when something learned in the ____ can be used in the ___:

a). past, past

b). past, present

c). present, past

d). present, present

 

8. To make it easier to master woodwind technique in general, musicians use a principle of the piccolo to learn:

a). flute

b). trumpet

c). clarinet

d). English horn

e). oboe

 

3 Test Answers

1. The branch Knowledge Of Universals and Abstractions concerns_______by which phenomena and ideas are organized:

c). major ideas

d). schemes

e). patterns

 

2. Knowledge of principles and generalizations concerns knowledge of ______ which summarize observations of phenomena:

b). particular abstractions

 

3. A principle is a:

c). a rule that governs behavior

 

4. Alban Berg’s principle of nineteenth century music is a rule that guides the behavior of:

b). a composer

 

5. A principle of woodwinds is:

b). all woodwinds have little holes along their length that are opened and closed

 

6. A principle of sound representation is:

a). all sounds can be represented by curves

 

7. A generalization is when something learned in the ____ can be used in the ___:

b). past, present

 

8. To make it easier to master woodwind technique in general, musicians use a principle of the piccolo to learn:

a). flute

c). clarinet

e). oboe

 

4 Bibliography

Berg, Alban. Why Is Schoenberg’s Music So Difficult To Understand?. Vienna: Musikblaetter des Anbruch, 1924

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

Reich, Willi. The Life and Work of Alban Berg. New York: 1982