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WorksheetsAmerican Music
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which instrument would typically be found in Colonial Music?
TUBA
FIFE
GUITAR
LUTE
Scott Joplin was a musician that is most known for ragtime music (jagged rhythms) that is played on the _________.
trumpet
piano
drums
guitar
The coded meaning of "Comin' for to carry me home" is...
Taking you back to your house
Leading you to the North where there's freedom
Bringing you to heaven
The drinking gourd was a symbol that represented what...?
The Big Dipper
The Little Dipper
a lake
the river
What makes a song Patriotic?
it says America in it
music that expresses love for one's country
it is sung by professionals from a specific country
the song has been declared Patriotic from the Supreme Court
In Blues music, chords are organized in this pattern.
10 measures
24 measures
sections
12 bars
Who is typically known as the King of Rock and Roll?
John Philip Sousa
Michael Jackson
Elvis Presley
Jon Bon Jovi
Country music is often about_________
simple things
nature
work
love
Which artist is NOT a country music artist?
Paul McCartney
Carrie Underwood
Dolly Parton
Vince Gill
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of American Folk music?
folk music is about the life that people were living
Folk songs never have lyrics
passed down from generation to generation
we don't know who the composer of the folk song is
What is your favorite way to listen to music?
Streaming
CD's
Radio
Records
Where did Jazz originate in the United States?
Los Angeles, CA
New Orleans, LA
Rome, Italy
Chicago, IL
In jazz music, improvisation means what?
make things up as you go
play a solo
skip to the last page
repeat the section
Which is a patriotic song about the United States?
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
America The Beautiful
Jack and Jill
You Are My Sunshine
Where did the money made from "We are the World" go?
To starving people in Africa
it funded international terrorism
into Michael Jackson's bank account
They didn't make any
