Theory and Listening Test
Theory Test
The theory test consist of fill-in the blank, true or false, and multiple choice questions. There is also one long answer question, on the overall process os digitizing sound, which you can answer in bullet points or in one paragraph. The test focuses on the words in bold in select passages of the Sound Primer, which was posted at the beginning of the semester (make sure you are using "Sound Primer - Notes - 2025-05-29"). Only the following sections are covered on the test:
Section 1 - Acoustics
Section 4 - Digitizing Sound
Section 6.1 - Filters
Section 6.2.1 - Delay
Section 8 - Reverb
Section 12* - Microphones (ONLY condenser and dynamic)
* not seen in class but still on the test
Listening Test
You must know the composer name and title of the following works:
• Jlin - Black Origami
• Wendy Carlos - Sinfonia to Cantata 29 (see email for audio file)
• Drexciya - The Quest (part 1) 1997
• Sully - 5ives
• Halim El-Dabh (1921-2017), Leiyla and the Poet (1959)
• Robert Normandeau (b.1955) - Rumeurs (place de Ransbeck) (1987)
• Hildegard Westerkamp (b.1946), At the Edge of Wilderness (2000)
• Pauline Oliveros (b. 1932) – Bye Bye Butterfly (1965);
• Yvette Janine Jackson – Destination Freedom (2021)
• Paul Lansky Notjustmoreidlechatter (1988)