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The invention of ____ in 1501 was an important technological advancement that allowed more people during the Renaissance to obtain music for use at home.

What did the classical training of Cole Porter and George Gershwin bring to their Tin Pan Alley songs? What other type of music influenced Gershwin?

Which of the following was NOT a change that Lutherans made to church music in the early days of the Reformation?

What additional musical element did the 1940s big bands add to their sounds that was no doubt very popular with radio listeners? How did this eventually cause the end of the big-band era?

A formal charging document, similar to an indictment, based on probable cause as determined at a preliminary hearing is called:​

A _____ is a German art song that sets high quality German poetry in the Romantic style?

What years comprised the musical era known as the Renaissance?

In what years were the Middle Ages?

The FNP is seeing a 57-year-old man with chronic shortness of breath & cough. The patient reports weight loss, chronic fatigue, and dyspnea for about 6 months. He works on a farm in Missouri. However recently he took a vacation to Florida, where he felt complete resolution in his dyspnea, however now that he has returned he feel short of breath again. VS are in normal ranges. Physical assessment shows a thin cachectic male with coarse breath sounds BL. Pulmonary function tests show an increased FEV1/FVC ratio, a reduced lung capacity, suggesting a restrictive defect pattern. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? 

Singing ____ means singing without instrumental accompaniment.