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American Music - Revision

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an ostinato?

a)

Syncopation

b)

A species of ostrich

c)

Call & Response

d)

A repeated pattern

2.

This kind of music has a Christian or religious theme

a)

A. Blues

b)

B. Soul

c)

C. Spiritual

d)

D. Call and Response

3.

Non Scripted ways of singing which allow for sincere conversation .

a)

A. Improvisation

b)

B. Call and Response

c)

C. The instrument as a voice

d)

D. Soul

4.

What does the top number in the meter (time signature) mean?

a)

Four bars in the song.

b)

The quaver gets 1 beat.

c)

Four beats per bar.

d)

Four whole notes in each bar.

5.

Which of these instruments are regularly used to perform Blues music? (Select all answers that apply)

a)

Flute

b)

Electric Guitar

c)

Harpsichord

d)

Double Bass.

6.

What region of the world are we focused on when studying Native American music & culture?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Australia

d)

Europe

7.

What materials were Native American drums made from? (Select all answers that apply)

a)

Wood

b)

Rubber

c)

Animal Skin

d)

Aluminium

8.

In a powwow circle, how many drums do the participants share?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

9.

To which family does the 'opening instrument' belong?

a)

Strings

b)

Woodwind

c)

Percussion

d)

Brass

10.

Which of the following is not a traditional Native American instrument? (Select all answers that apply)

a)

Flute

b)

Trumpet

c)

Drum

d)

Voice

11.

What is the primary instrument in Ragtime music?

a)

Piano

b)

Organ

c)

Guitar

d)

Bass

12.

Ragtime music was never written down.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is one of the most famous pieces of music written by Scott Joplin?

a)

It Don't Mean A thing if you Ain't got that Swing

b)

The Entertainer

c)

Blue Skies

d)

It's Raining Tacos

14.

Why did the indigeous cultures not have the same influence on the European settlers as the African Americans did?

a)

The African slaves lived in constant contact with them.

b)

Indigeous music was not as advanced as European music.

c)

Indigeous music made little sense outside of their communities.

d)

The African American communities were isolated from the European communities.

15.

Which were the most prominent colonizers who went to North America in the 19th century?

a)

British

b)

Russian

c)

French

d)

Chinese

16.

Which instruments were used exclusively to accompany romantic songs in the Native American tradition?

a)

Flutes

b)

Drums

c)

Guitars

d)

Violin

17.

Which instruments are percussion instruments used in Native American Cultures? (Select all answers that apply)

a)

Drums

b)

Chordophones

c)

Rattles

d)

Bells

18.

True or False: A chordophone is an instrument with a string.

a)

True

b)

False

19.
Which of these instruments belongs to the woodwind family?
a)
flute
b)
violin
c)
trumpet
d)
woodblock
20.
What is the name of this note and how many beats does it last for?
a)

semibreve or whole note - 4 beats

b)

crotchet or quarter note - 2 beats

c)

minim or half note - 1 beat

d)

crotchet or quarter note - 1 beat

21.
What is the name of this note?
a)
C
b)
F
c)
E
d)
A
22.
What is the name of this note?
a)
E
b)
D
c)
C
d)
B
23.
The note names of the spaces in treble clef are:
a)
EGBD
b)
ACEG
c)
FACE
d)
GBDF
24.
What clef is this?
a)

Bass or F clef

b)

Treble or G clef

c)

Alto or C clef

d)

Tenor or C clef

25.

What does the top number of the Time signature stand for?

a)
what type of note is in the measure
b)
how many beats are in the measure
c)
the number of measures
d)
how long the rhythm is
26.
In 4/4, what type of note gets one beat?
a)
A half note
b)

A whole note

c)

A quarter note

d)
An eighth note
27.
The ________ is the lines and spaces upon which music is written.  
a)
clef
b)
staff
c)
bass
d)
treble
28.
how many beats does a dotted quarter note receive?
a)
3
b)
2
c)
4
d)
1.5
29.

Native American songs are often used as a way to pass down the ________ of the tribe.

a)

Money

b)

Chefs

c)

History

d)

Pets

30.

What is the value of the dot next to the note?

a)

It is worth the same as the preceding note

b)

It is worth a lot!

c)

It has half the value of the preceding note

d)

It is worthless

31.

These instruments belong to the family:

a)

Brass

b)

String

c)

Percussion

d)

Woodwinds

32.

This family is called the

a)

Brass

b)

Blowers

c)

Flutes

d)

Squeakers

33.

Different styles of music are called

a)

Genres

b)

Taste

c)

Types

d)

Moods

34.

These instruments belong to the ______ family

a)

String

b)

Percussion

c)

Beat

d)

Drum

35.

What is the preferred name for the people who were in America before European settlers?

a)

Indians

b)

Americans

c)

American Indians

d)

Native Americans

36.

What did the settlers bring to United States that would be

the greatest influence on American music?

a)

Manufactured goods

b)

Guitars

c)

Slaves

d)

Horses

37.

Where did the African slaves use to work?

a)

Schools

b)

Supermarkets

c)

Cotton fields

d)

Police

38.

What is the name given to the songs the slaves used to sing while working?

a)

Work songs or

Plantation songs

b)

Pop songs

c)

Rock songs

d)

K-pop songs

39.

The slaves used to sing plantation songs to...

a)

advertise your products

b)

liven up the parties

c)

congratulate the groom and bride on the weeding

d)

express anger and frustration through creativity

40.

Sometimes slaves used plantation songs to hide a second meaning.

They used the plantation songs to...

a)

pass down information about the lived experience of enslaved people

b)

tell jokes

c)

communicate with their lover

d)

arrange with their friends the time to meet without the parents knowing

41.

What is the name of the form where the first voice starts, and after a couple of measures, the second voice starts singing the same material played by the first voice?

a)

Sonata form

b)

Round form

c)

Ternary form

d)

Binary form

42.

Are the pitches getting higher or lower?


Click the play button to hear the audio.

a)
b)
43.

What is a Blues Scale?

a)

A melody line played on a bass instrument based on the notes of the chord?

b)

It is the pentatonic minor scale, plus the diminished 5th.

c)

A group of notes played at the same time.

44.

What instrument would you hear playing a walking bass line?

a)

Saxophone

b)

Violin

c)

Double Bass

d)

Bass Drum

45.

What musical technique can you hear?

a)

Call and response

b)

Verse and chorus

c)

Blues scale

d)

swing rhythm.

46.

What is the name of the popular musical structure used in Blues music?

a)

Walking bass Line

b)

Improvisation

c)

12 Bar Blues

d)

Chords.

47.

Which of the following best describes syncopation?

a)

It is an extemporaneous composition or free performance of a musical passage

b)

It is a temporary displacement of the regular metrical accent in music caused typically by stressing the weak beat.

c)

It uses two or more different rhythms simultaneously

d)

It uses electronic sound

48.

An African vocal form where lead singer announces an opening phrase or call, and the chorus utters a short response.

a)

Blues

b)

Soul

c)

Call and response

d)

Spiritual

49.

Known as the King of Blues

a)

Woodie Guthrie

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

B.B. King

d)

Willie Nelson

e)

Hank Williams Sr

50.

Written and performed by Pete Seeger, "If I Had a Hammer" is a song from what genre?

a)

Blues

b)

Country

c)

Work song

d)

Jazz

e)

Ragtime

51.

Blues music is called this way because...

a)

It used to be songs with sad lyrics.

b)

The lyrics used to tell stories about smurfs (smurfs: "pitufos")

c)

It comes from the English: "to sing blue" which means to sing slowly, in other words Adagio.

d)

The singers use to blow their nose after singing blues songs.

52.

What is considered the root of ragtime music?

a)

Minstrel shows

b)

Ragging contests

c)

The Sting

d)

Cake walks

53.

What event helped make ragtime popular?

a)

1893 Chicago World's Fair

b)

Ragging contests

c)

World War I

d)

None of the above answers are correct

54.

Which composer was known as the "King of Ragtime"?

a)

Irving Berlin

b)

Tom Turpin

c)

Benjamin Harney

d)

Scott Joplin

55.

What was the name of Joplin's first Opera?

a)

La Boheme

b)

A Guest of Honor

c)

Treemonisha

d)

Fig Leaf Rag

56.

What are the characteristics of Ragtime?

a)

3/4 time, with inspired melodies that fuse smooth chromaticism with sleek syncopation

b)

2/4 of 4/4 march-time, with inspired melodies that fuse smooth chromaticism with sleek syncopation

c)

2/4 of 4/4 march-time, with inspired diatonic melodies

d)

3/4 time, with improvisation sections

57.

Which community started jazz music?

a)

African- American

b)

European- Asian

c)

Neighbor Network

d)

Sense of Place

58.

What are the three main elements of jazz music?

a)

Beat, Rap and Tune

b)

Syncopation, Swing and Walking Bass

c)

Sound, Piano and Guitar

d)

Instruments, Beat Boxing and Tune

59.

Which city is known as the birthplace of jazz?

a)

New Orleans

b)

New York

c)

Detroit

d)

Boston

60.

Which of the following instruments is NOT involved in a jazz band?

a)

Alto saxophone

b)

Trumpet

c)

Piano

d)

Violin

61.

What is one difference between Big Bands and Jazz Musicians that is true?

a)

Big Bands had 10 members, and Jazz bands had 20 members.

b)

Big Bands only played the woodwinds, and Jazz Musicians only played brass.

c)

Big Bands didn't improvise, and they played specific sets of music. Jazz musicians did improvise.

d)

Big Bands had large instruments, and Jazz bands had little instruments.

62.

Name TWO famous jazz musicians:

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Cardi B

c)

Ella Fitzgerald

d)

Louis Armstrong

63.

Spontaneous creation of new melodies while performing over a repeating chord progression.

a)

Syncopation

b)

Swing feeling

c)

Improvisation

d)

Call and response

64.

Passage performed by one instrumentalist or singer with or without accompaniment.

a)

Syncopation

b)

Solo

c)

Call and response

d)

Walking bass

65.

Jazz style developed in the 1940s in Harlem, fast and furious with complex melodies and rhythms, dissonant harmonies and improvisatory sections conceived for small bands. Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie.

a)

Bebop

b)

Free jazz

c)

Cool jazz

d)

Jazz fusion

66.

Who sang Country Roads?

a)

Kenny Rogers

b)

Garth Brooks

c)

John Denver

d)

Willie Nelson

67.

From the following instruments, which one is not used in country music?

a)

Fiddle

b)

Trombone

c)

Drums

d)

Guitars

68.

Country music has its roots in

a)

Folk Music

b)

Pop Music

c)

Jazz Fusion

d)

Classical Music

69.

Which instrument is not used in Country Music?

a)

Harp

b)

Dobro

c)

Fiddle

d)

Banjo

70.

Where did Country music originate?

a)

Japan

b)

Australia

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Russia

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