America's Musical Landscape 8th Edition Jean Ferris - Test Bank

America's Musical Landscape, 8e (Ferris) Chapter 1 North American Indian Music

1) Vocal pulsation and high falsetto are characteristics found in Native American music throughout the United States.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Some Native American musical characteristics, including those listed above, vary from tribe to tribe.
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2) Native Americans create patterns of repetition in both visual art and music.

Answer: TRUE
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3) Most traditional Native American music has been preserved via written notation.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Native American music is passed from one generation to the next via oral tradition. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

4) Traditional Native American music is usually associated with non-concert settings.

Answer: TRUE
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5) Most traditional Native American music is performed in harmony.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Songs are usually sung by a solo voice or by singing in unison. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

6) Native American music is rarely performed by instruments alone.

Answer: TRUE
Explanation: Instruments have a secondary role. Vocal music is the focus. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

7) Vocables are meaningless syllables.

Answer: FALSE
Explanation: Because vocables cannot be translated, they are sometimes mistakenly considered meaningless. They often do, however, convey meaning.
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