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WorksheetsAfrican American Music Unit Test
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 19mins
When a soloist sings a line and the group answers in echo behind them, it is called:
(a)
Slaves working in the fields would often sing this type of work song:
(a)
Slaves were taught Christianity in hopes that they'd be more _____. Instead, it gave them hope.
Obstinate
Obedient
Oblivious
Ostentatious
Label these lyrics with the most likely genre they would fit into:
Blues
Jazz
Spiritual
Hip-Hop
Spirituals were often used by slaves as code songs to accomplish what task:
Let each other know when the slave owners were coming
Share stories and gossip
Alert each other of plans to escape
Communicate with their ancestors
Match the following Spiritual with it's coded message:
"Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
prepare for escape
"Wade in the Water"
dogs can't track scent in the river
"Follow the Drinking Gourd"
the north star in the "big dipper"
"Bound for the Promised Land"
escape to the north/Canada
What is the name of this ensemble that became successful singing African American Spirituals?
Spirituals were performed:
A Cappella
With organ and tambourine
With guitar and harmonica
Only in church
Besides Memphis, TN and the Mississippi Delta, another prominent city in Blues history is:
Bronx, NY
Chicago, IL
Harlem, NY
New Orleans, LA
Two artists we discussed who are Blues legends are:
What is the difference in sound between Delta Blues and Chicago Blues?
Improvised vs. Rehearsed
Acoustic vs. Electrified
Electrified vs. Acoustic
Featured Larger Groups vs. Featured Smaller Groups
A prominent chord progression in music using the pattern: I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-V is called (a)
The first two instruments used in Blues music were (a) and (b)
What city is considered the birthplace of Jazz?
Harlem, NY
Chicago, IL
Detroit, MI
New Orleans, LA
Which is NOT a reason that New Orleans was such an ideal place for Jazz to develop?
It was a port city
Segregation mixed the creoles and the slaves
The mayor was interested in establishing a new art form
Many festivals in the city and a need for musicians
Choose THREE artist names from the options below and label the picture.
Ma Rainey
Missy Elliott
Miles Davis
Mahalia Jackson
Billie Holiday
B.B. King
Chet Baker
Afrika Bambaatta
You would NOT typically hear a (a) in a jazz band?
Improvisation means:
Accenting the off-beat
Not reading note for note from a score of sheet music
Singing with vibrato
Singing without instruments
Syncopation is:
Accenting the off-beat
Singing with vibrato
Making it up as you go
Singing without instruments
Gospel could be considered a combination of which two forms of African American music?
Spirituals and Jazz
Hip-Hop and Spirituals
Jazz and Blues
Blues and Spirituals
Who created gospel music?
B.B. King
Mahalia Jackson
Aretha Franklin
Thomas Dorsey
Why were some people upset about Gospel music at first?
They didn't like the instruments
They thought it was too fast
They didn't think it belonged in the church
They didn't like the lyrics
Which instruments will you most likely hear in Gospel music?
Guitar, Bass, Drums, Organ, Tambourine
Guitar, Bass, Drums, Harmonica
Guitar, Bass, Drums, Violin
Guitar, Bass, Drums, Saxophone
Two ways Gospel singers use their bodies when they perform are:
(a)
Hip-Hop began in the (a)
Where did Hip-Hop as we know it today begin?
Atlanta, GA
Los Angeles, CA
Detroit, MI
Bronx, NY
Which of the following is NOT a fundamental element of Hip-Hop?
B-Boying
DJing
Twerking
Graffiti
DJ Kool Herc performed in exclusive clubs in Manhattan, shunning his Bronx neighborhood in hopes he would be famous.
TRUE
FALSE
What idea did Sylvia Robinson have that took Hip Hop to a new level?
Include female rappers/MCs to diversify the music.
Record hip hop and release it on an album.
Add dancers to the stage show to make it more entertaining.
Take hip hop on tour across the US to generate more interest in the music.
Gangsta Rap is typically known for it's socially conscious, feminist, non-violent lyrical content
TRUE
FALSE
In music, sampling means:
Using someone else's lyrics and claiming them as your own in your song.
Mixing genres of music hip-hop and country to create a new genre.
Lip-syncing a part that is out or your range while another singer actually performs for the recording.
Including part of a pre-existing recording by someone else in your work (rhythm/ melody/beat/vocals speech)
Match the following by their genre:
jazz
blues
gospel
hip-hop
spiritual
Listen to the following example - would you categorize it as gospel or spiritual?
Spiritual
Gospel
