MUSC 102 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

MUSC 102 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Emotional Expression (pg. 219) - Answer- The emotion may be religious exaltation, grief, as in the laments, longing or passion, as in the love songs, joy of motion, sexual excitement. Essentially, music serves as a pathway for people to express their emotion, whether its happy, sad, excitement...etc. Aesthetic Enjoyment (pg. 223) - Answer- There is an aesthetic element to music that can be appreciated as beautiful or impressive or interesting in an objective way aside from its effect on listeners (both creators and contemplators can observe it) Entertainment (pg. 223) - Answer- People play music for personal use, to feel good. i.g., people listen to music when they're at a party and chill Communication (pg. 223) - Answer- Music is not a universal language, but the composer may use words that reflect the culture that he/ she is in. having such foundation, the lyrics that is used in the song would contain messages that he or she is trying to deliver to the audience. It reflects the composer's value, thoughts, emotion...etc. Essentially it's not universally understood, music is communication within a certain culture, framed by the composer Symbolic Representation (pg. 223) - Answer- Music is a symbolic representation of other things, ideas and behaviors Physical Response (pg. 223) - Answer- Very similar to emotional expression, music can elicit physical expression, arousing people's emotion, making people to engage in certain behavior (e.g., dance, shout...etc.) Ex: Hearing the fight on song at USC football game Enforcing conformity to social norms (pg. 224) - Answer- "Songs of social control play an important part in a substantial amount of cultures, both through direct warning to erring members of the society and through indirect establishment of what is considered to be proper behavior...Songs of protest call attention as well to propriety and impropriety" Essentially songs as a part of culture can be used to guide behavior both explicitly and implicitly as well as calling attention in forms of protes