FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
This Study Guide is presented in the form of short essay questions. By studying
the information you would need to answer these questions, you should go over the
material that will be covered on the test.
In addition to this Guide, you should review the Lecture Outlines and your
notes, supplementing them with your textbook as needed.
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What are the
Elements of Music? Include a general
description of each along with a discussion of their qualities.
What is musical notation?
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Discuss some of our
expectations as audience members regarding popular music, jazz and classical
music.
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How has technology
changed the way musicians approach and create their work?
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What are the
traditional drawing media? Describe
each briefly, including the outstanding characteristics of each.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each medium?
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What are the
traditional painting media? Describe
each briefly, including the outstanding characteristics of each.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each medium?
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Discuss how Craft
objects differ from Art objects. Do
they share common characteristics? Or
are they substantially different?
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What are the
traditional Craft Media? Describe
each briefly, including the outstanding characteristics of each.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each medium?
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What is the most
enduring form of popular music? How
does the individual track differ from an entire album?
Is live performance more compelling than recorded music?
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Discuss the ways in
which critical evaluation of Craft objects differs from that of traditional
Visual Arts.
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What are the
similarities and differences between Theatre and Film?
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Discuss what is
meant by the term Graphic Design. How
does Graphic Design differ from the traditional Visual Arts?
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Discuss the art of
photography. What is its history?
How has it been used by artists and everyday individuals?
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What are some of
the outstanding characteristics of Theatre?
How does film differ from Theatre?
There are also
questions relating to the videos we watched in class:
The Making of “The
Nightmare Before Christmas”
American Photography
Jazz, The Devils’ Music
The Hollywood
Production Code
Group Presentation
Questions:
These questions focus on: style; influences on the artist’s work or of the
artist on other artists; and how they view their work or what the artist hoped
to achieve with their work, or techniques and the history thereof rather than on
biographical information.