As an interdisciplinary studies student, you need a basic understanding of theory because
a. More than ever before, theory dominates scholarly discourse.
b. It is what differentiates multidisciplinarity from interdisciplinarity.
c. It will help you detect different meanings of the same concept.
a. More than ever before, theory dominates scholarly discourse.
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phrase is easily heard and identified as a rhythmically structured pattern which keeps returning after the vocalized verses. (See Transcription 3-16, Worlds of Music, p. 136). Listen to the recording, refer to the accompanying Active Listening, and identify what you hear in the drums at the beginning of the selection and, in elapsed time (minutes: seconds), where the sung verses (A) and choruses (B) occur. What will be an ideal response?
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A. vanitas B. stilleven C. breakfast piece D. trompe-l'oeil
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a. a television mounted in a corner b. a combination of found objects and gestural painting c. hundreds of prints suspended from the ceiling d. a large continuous LED display spiraling the interior ramp