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Short Answers Choose three of the following questions to answer.  Indicate which question you are answering. Explain chronocentrism including the basic premise behind it and why it’s a problem if you think it is. Explain text fetishism. What causes it, what can remedy it, and why is it a problem if you think it is. Explain canonism. What led to this relatively recent phenomenon in the history of music. Why might it be a problem? Define performance practice and explain its relevance to you as a performer. What role has musicology played in understanding performance styles? What are the advantages and disadvantages to contemporary musicians being the most literate musicians in the history of music?

Multiple Choice/True-False  You will be given a randomized collection of 15 multiple choice and/or true-false questions.

Required Short Answers Answer both of the following questions

Romantic 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Period 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Which of the following was a “language-like ability” displayed by Alex the African grey parrot?

True or False: Chimpanzees learn spoken language easily, but efforts to teach them sign language have been unsuccessful.

After a comissurotomy to relieve his epilpesy, a split-brain patient sometimes drew interesting pictures after two related words were presented, one to each of his hemispheres. Following this pattern, after seeing the words “water” and “fall,” he likely would draw:

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True or false, exams are NOT cumulative.