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American Music

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which instrument would typically be found in Colonial Music?

a)

TUBA

b)

FIFE

c)

GUITAR

d)

LUTE

2.

Scott Joplin was a musician that is most known for ragtime music (jagged rhythms) that is played on the _________.

a)

trumpet

b)

piano

c)

drums

d)

guitar

3.

The coded meaning of "Comin' for to carry me home" is...

a)

Taking you back to your house

b)

Leading you to the North where there's freedom

c)

Bringing you to heaven

4.

The drinking gourd was a symbol that represented what...?

a)

The Big Dipper

b)

The Little Dipper

c)

a lake

d)

the river

5.

What makes a song Patriotic?

a)

it says America in it

b)

music that expresses love for one's country

c)

it is sung by professionals from a specific country

d)

the song has been declared Patriotic from the Supreme Court

6.

In Blues music, chords are organized in this pattern.

a)

10 measures

b)

24 measures

c)

sections

d)

12 bars

7.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
George Washington
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Ms. King
d)
Francis Scott Key
8.
What are the first 5 words of the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
I can see clearly now
b)
O say can you see
c)
See me and my friends
d)
Land of the free
9.

Who is typically known as the King of Rock and Roll?

a)

John Philip Sousa

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Jon Bon Jovi

10.

Country music is often about_________

a)

simple things

b)

nature

c)

work

d)

love

11.

Which artist is NOT a country music artist?

a)

Paul McCartney

b)

Carrie Underwood

c)

Dolly Parton

d)

Vince Gill

12.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of American Folk music?

a)

folk music is about the life that people were living

b)

Folk songs never have lyrics

c)

passed down from generation to generation

d)

we don't know who the composer of the folk song is

13.

What is your favorite way to listen to music?

a)

Streaming

b)

CD's

c)

Radio

d)

Records

14.

Where did Jazz originate in the United States?

a)

Los Angeles, CA

b)

New Orleans, LA

c)

Rome, Italy

d)

Chicago, IL

15.

In jazz music, improvisation means what?

a)

make things up as you go

b)

play a solo

c)

skip to the last page

d)

repeat the section

16.

Which is a patriotic song about the United States?

a)

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

b)

America The Beautiful

c)

Jack and Jill

d)

You Are My Sunshine

17.

Where did the money made from "We are the World" go?

a)

To starving people in Africa

b)

it funded international terrorism

c)

into Michael Jackson's bank account

d)

They didn't make any