Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU) 2009 Diploma Music – Applied History of basic and upkeep of voice - Question Paper

DIPLOMA exam –
JANUARY 2009.
Applied Music
HISTORY OF BASIC AND UPKEEP OF VOICE
Time : three hours Maximum marks : 75
PART A — (20 ´ one = 20 marks)
ans ALL ques..
Objective kind ques..
1. The composer ———————— songs will have the
touch of karnataka music.
[KV Mahadevan, Yuvan shankar raja]
2. Piano is a ———————— instrument
[Western, Carnatic]
3. Ilaiyaraaja was the 1st film composer to
extensively employ the harmonies and string
arrangements intrinsic to ————————
[Western classical music, Hindustani music]
4. The music score of the evergreen melodies from the
films ‘Thillaana Moganambal’, ‘Shankarabharanam’
were composed by ————————
[KV Mahadevan, Deva]
5. ———————— is the popular title of composer MS
Viswanathan.
[Mellisai mannar, Innisai Mannar]
6. Tabla is a ———————— instrument.
[Stringed, Percussion]
7. The only music director in India to have sung for
other music directors is ————————.
[MS Viswanathan, Bharadwaj]
8. Improvisation means providing to the already set
————————.
[Lyric, tune]
9. Thiruvasagam in Symphony is the contribution of
————————.
[Illayaraja, MSV]
10. Ilaiyaraja is known for his Evocative film themes
and ————————.
[Background music,Theme Music]
11. The artist appreciated for his clear diction was
————————.
[Sirkali govindarajan, PB Srenivas]
12.———————— became a Music Director himself
by composing for the film Kalyana Parisu.
[AM Rajah, AVM Saravanan]
13.———————— has penned several ghazals in
Tamil.
[PB Sreenivas, Gemini Ganesan]
14.———————— is exceptional in the dual spheres
of popular music as well as classical music.
[K.J. Yesudas, Unnimenon]
15. The singer who has scored music for a lot of films
and is also a successful actor is ————————.
[SP Balasubramanyam, Sujatha Mohan]
16. The voice of ———————— is known as the voice
of the century.
[P Susheela, Jikki]
17. The ability to sing unfamiliar music without
assistance is known as ————————
[Sight singing, Composing]
18. The time duration of the Radio or TV advertisement
is ————————
[Long, Short]
19. Media refers to any type of format used to
————————.
[Convey information, Convey Message]
20. Before and during performance avoid consuming
food with ————————.
[Extreme temperature, Medium temperature]
PART B — (5 ´ five = 25 marks)
Short ques..
ans 5 out of 8 ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.
21. elaborate the common issues seen in the voice?
22. Write short notes on Notation in Indian music and
Western music.
23. List the names of five instruments used in films.
24. choose two male singers and write down 1 point on
every singer’s best musical quality.
25. Write short notes on Pop music.
26. Write short notes on Music business.
27. How does 1 prepare the voice for singing?
28. Why is listening important in music?
PART C — (3 ´ 10 = 30 marks)
Essay kind ques..
ans 3 out of 5 ques..
All ques. carry equal marks.
29. Write short notes on (a) Conductor (b) Konnakol.
30. Name two instruments that are used in carnatic music
system, Hindustani music system and western music
system.
31. List the details that the singer should be aware of
while performing.
32. explain the achievements of the female singers
P Susheela and TM Soundarajan.
33. Write a biographical note on any 1 of the
composers.
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Earning:   Approval pending.