LAS MAS MUS 337 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL
PAPER 2026 SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Form. Answer: underlying organizational structure of the sounds
◉ Texture. Answer: phonic structure or relationships between the
sounds
◉ Pitch. Answer: frequency of the tone
◉ Timbre. Answer: tone or aural color
how we can recognize an instrument from their tone
◉ Rhythm. Answer: duration of sounds and silences and
organization of such
◉ Elements of Dance. Answer: body, effort, time, space
◉ Idiophones. Answer: vibrations of instruments body
◉ Chordophones. Answer: vibrations of strings
, ◉ Membraneophones. Answer: vibrations of stretched skins, organic
or synthetic
◉ Areophones. Answer: vibrations of air columns
◉ How did Chicano music during the late 1960s and early 1970s
change?. Answer: People were frustrated with the government so
music became more political
◉ How did the women in the film "Companeras" learn the mariachi
traditions of music. Answer: They were self-taught or they studied
classical music in school. But some of them did learn from their
family
◉ Why is the participation of other non-Mexican ensembles in the
genre of mariachi music significant?. Answer: To help spread
mariachi across the world and not have it exclusively be in Mexico
◉ What are some of the issues in Mexican corridos?. Answer: Not
only drugs but they also discuss immigration and the Mexican work
ethic
◉ What are some of the issue of Mexico mentioned in the film
"Hecho en Mexico"?. Answer: Gender, borders, and the
environment/pollution
PAPER 2026 SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Form. Answer: underlying organizational structure of the sounds
◉ Texture. Answer: phonic structure or relationships between the
sounds
◉ Pitch. Answer: frequency of the tone
◉ Timbre. Answer: tone or aural color
how we can recognize an instrument from their tone
◉ Rhythm. Answer: duration of sounds and silences and
organization of such
◉ Elements of Dance. Answer: body, effort, time, space
◉ Idiophones. Answer: vibrations of instruments body
◉ Chordophones. Answer: vibrations of strings
, ◉ Membraneophones. Answer: vibrations of stretched skins, organic
or synthetic
◉ Areophones. Answer: vibrations of air columns
◉ How did Chicano music during the late 1960s and early 1970s
change?. Answer: People were frustrated with the government so
music became more political
◉ How did the women in the film "Companeras" learn the mariachi
traditions of music. Answer: They were self-taught or they studied
classical music in school. But some of them did learn from their
family
◉ Why is the participation of other non-Mexican ensembles in the
genre of mariachi music significant?. Answer: To help spread
mariachi across the world and not have it exclusively be in Mexico
◉ What are some of the issues in Mexican corridos?. Answer: Not
only drugs but they also discuss immigration and the Mexican work
ethic
◉ What are some of the issue of Mexico mentioned in the film
"Hecho en Mexico"?. Answer: Gender, borders, and the
environment/pollution
