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Music: The Art of Listening, 6/e
Jean Ferris, Arizona State University-Tempe


Essay Quiz



1

Draw an imaginary seating chart for these music ensembles:
  1. orchestra
  2. band
  3. chorus
2

If you were a conductor, would you tell the performer(s) how to sing or play, or allow the performer(s) to produce their own personal performance techniques?
3

If you lived during the seventeenth century, what musical instruments might you play? What style of clothing would you wear? What modes of transportation would be available? How would you communicate with people in other places? Would any of these effect the types of instruments used?
4

If you could sing or play any instrument, which would you choose, and why? List specific reasons why performers choose to sing or to play certain instruments.
5

If you had a child who wanted to be in band or orchestra, how would you help him or her choose which instrument to play? What advice would you have for a child who wants to sing in chorus?