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WorksheetsGospel and Soul
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 16mins
Gospel music has had an even greater influence on rock music than blues.
True
False
Gospel first emerged from the fusion of (a) musical traditions with the experiences of (b) , (c) practices, and the (d) associated with the American South.
Two factors that led to Gospel music spreading from the South to the entire nation were:
World War 2
Radio
the Great Migration
the increased influence of the African American church
In some cases, a gospel song could be converted to a soul song just by changing the ______.
music
artist
harmony
lyrics
In other cases, it was the rich (a) (b) of groups such as the (c) and the Golden Gate Quartet that informed the sound of (d)
Elvis Presley’s vocal stylings bore the unmistakable influence of the Gospel sound he had heard growing up in the poor neighborhoods of Tupelo and Memphis.
True
False
The four elements of gospel music are:
complex rhythms
group singing
sacred lyrics
call and response
use of instruments
A main difference between gospel and soul music is that the (a) of the song (the "person") shifts from (b) to (c)
Sam Cooke released the song (a) " as a gospel song in 1959. He changed the (b) so that they were (c) in tone and re-released the song under the title (d) in 1963 under the stage name of (e)
Soul Music is basically Gospel Music without the sacred (Christian) lyrics.
True
False
