Fill in the chart showing the development of Western musical notation by describing which elements of music were represented by each type of notation. Examples might include exact pitch, melodic shape, rhythm, meter, or other musical parameters. (5 pts.) Type of Notation
What it Showed
Points Earned
• Neumes above text

• Neumes
• Colored lines

• Neumes
• 4-line staff
• F, C, or G clef

• Notes on 5-line staff with clef
• Mensuration (longas and breves)
• Time signature (perfect or half circle)

• Notes on 5-line staff
• Modern clefs
• Modern note values (whole, half, quarter, etc..)
• Modern time signature
• Italian words and abbreviations for dynamics and tempo

• Staccato, slurs, etc..

Read the following conclusion for an essay that claims that extreme sports should be more highly regulated because they are too dangerous: whether it is a high level of physical exertion, or extra doses of the "fear factor," it is common for extreme athletes to beat at the door of fate. it is these people who tempt their own mortality, while curious onlookers wait anxiously for the outcome, who must be protected from themselves. which statement provides the most accurate evaluation of the paragraph? a. the closing statement is unsatisfying b. the passage introduces new evidence. c. the thesis is not restated. d. the style is informal and inconsistent.

What is the main problem with the following critique? “you put some thought into it, but you obviously do not care much about the topic you are presenting.” a. it is not ethical. b. it is not constructive c. it is not specific. d. it is not behavior focused.

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile