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AM Final Exam

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 7hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

popular music is described as:

a)

familiar

b)

profitable

c)

positioned in the center

d)

all of the above

2.

The evolution of popular music can be shown through the transition of musical emphasis that was first given to rhythm.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

what instruments make up the rhythm section of a band?

a)

1 chord instrument

b)

1 bass instrument

c)

1 percussion instrument

d)

all of the above

4.

Harmony implies movement and progression in music, it produces a feeling of unity and order.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

2 or more notes played together to create a harmony

a)

melody

b)

chord

c)

rhythm

d)

arpeggio

6.

3 tones played simultaneously (3-note chord)

a)

tetrad

b)

triad

c)

arpeggio

d)

chromatic

7.

Types of triads used in popular music

a)

arpeggios

b)

I IV V

c)

block chord

d)

chord progression

8.

Texture is the interaction between:

a)

sound

b)

rhythm

c)

melody

d)

all of the above

9.

Most common chord progression used:

(a)  

10.

Most common form used in popular music?

(a)  

11.

Which of the following were not European music influences

a)

piano

b)

melody + accompaniment texture

c)

chord progression

d)

layered texture

12.

Which of the following were not African music influences?

a)

chord progressions

b)

regular rhythm

c)

percussive instruments

d)

layered texture

13.

Which of the following were European dances in early America?

a)

kebab

b)

jig

c)

griddy

d)

reel

14.

Which composer is famous for parlor songs?

a)

Scott Joplin

b)

John P. Sousa

c)

Dan Emmett

d)

Stephen Foster

15.

Parlor song elements

a)

tell a story

b)

use voice + piano

c)

performed in parlors

d)

all of the above

16.

Which were common in the loosely structured minstrel shows?

a)

blackface

b)

comedy

c)

music

d)

dancing

17.

Two innovations that came from the minstrel show?

a)

Recurrent refrain

b)

Acting

c)

Danceable rhythms

d)

Storytelling

18.

Sheet music was the most important aspect of the popular music industry to come out of the early music era

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Vaudeville was a variety show that combined--

a)

dancing

b)

comedy

c)

magicians

d)

diverse entertainers

20.

Who is known as the "March King"?

(a)  

21.

Major ragtime composer?

a)

John Sousa

b)

Stephen Foster

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Elvis

22.

What was the major rhythmic element of ragtime music?

a)

accents

b)

syncopation

c)

3/4 meter

d)

upbeat rhythm

23.

Ragtime music was meant to be played in high class gatherings for those who wanted to show off their wealth

a)

True

b)

False

24.

James Reese Europe was known for what type of dance music?

a)

Santeria

b)

Ragtime

c)

Foxtrot

d)

Disco

25.

Who were travelling musicians from rural areas that didn't leave behind recordings?

a)

bluesmen

b)

hillbillys

c)

performers

d)

singers

26.

Records by black audiences intended for black audiences

a)

race records

b)

hillbilly records

c)

jazz recordings

d)

albums

27.

The advent of the _____ spread music nationally, popularized country, and forced record companies to compensate for $ loss of commercial music

a)

television

b)

sony walkman

c)

midi

d)

radio

28.

Records by country artists for country audiences

a)

race record

b)

nashville

c)

hillbilly records

d)

grand ole opry

29.

Jimmie Rodgers was a huge influence on future country music artists and was known for incorporating what instrument?

a)

Banjo

b)

Steel Guitar

c)

Electric Bass

d)

Acoustic Guitar

30.

Home of country

a)

Memphis

b)

New Orleans

c)

Seattle

d)

Nashville

31.

a country style that incorporates straightforward melodies

a)

honkytonk

b)

folk

c)

jazz

d)

bluegrass

32.

Bluegrass instruments?

a)

Mandolin

b)

Guitar

c)

Banjo

d)

Fiddle

33.

Birthplace of jazz?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Harlem

c)

Nashville

d)

Seattle

34.

Which of the following were not in the front line of jazz music

a)

clarinet

b)

saxophone

c)

trumpet

d)

trombone

35.

Two distinguishable elements of jazz

a)

syncopation

b)

swing

c)

4/4 meter

d)

improvisation

36.

1st great jazz soloist, scat singer, melodically inventive

a)

Count Basie

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Miles Davis

d)

Glenn Miller

37.

While jazz bands had 5-8 players and used rhythm to keep steady time, Big Bands--

a)

changed rhythmic foundation

b)

had smaller sections

c)

had larger sections

d)

had more instruments

38.

Clarinet player, "King of Swing"

a)

Glenn Miller

b)

Bennie Goodman

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Count Bassie

39.

Bop/bebop music started in NYC in--

a)

Downtown

b)

Boston

c)

Harlem

d)

Manhattan

40.

Message of bop music

a)

rebellion

b)

cooperation

c)

liberation

41.

Which of the following characterized the emancipation of the rhythm section in bop?

a)

pianists comping

b)

walking bassline keeping time

c)

drum patterns on ride cymbal

d)

all of the above

42.

Latin music was influenced majorly by African music's--

a)

complex rhythm

b)

rhythm prominence

c)

percussive varieties

d)

all of the above

43.

The habanero, tango, and rumba are all examples of Latin dances made popular during this era

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The _____ rhythm is essential to Cuban popular music and is played on 2 wooden sticks

a)

2-beat

b)

Shuffle

c)

Clave

d)

Backbeat

45.

This rhythm consists of a basic 4-beat pattern that is spread out over two measures

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Who was the American composer that incorporated Latin rhythms into his music?

a)

Bennie Goodman

b)

Cole Porter

c)

Glenn Miller

d)

Duke Ellington

47.

The mambo kings

a)

Tito Puente

b)

Peso Pluma

c)

Perez Prado

d)

Messi

48.

Boogie woogie style

a)

piano style

b)

loud/strong

c)

upbeat

d)

all of the above

49.

Who was the key figure in black gospel music, "the glue that held it together in its formative years"

a)

Mahalia Jackson

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Ray Charles

d)

Thomas Dorsey

50.

Male Gospel more prevalent b/c they used low and middle registers which rendered instruments unecessary.

4 lines
51.

Rhythm and blues moved to a shuffle beat. Which is the best explanation for a shuffle beat?

a)

12-bar pattern

b)

long/short pattern

c)

short/long pattern

d)

Repeated triplet pattern

52.

Delta blues:

a)

themes of struggles

b)

rough vocals

c)

dense textures

d)

all of the above

53.

Who was first to coin the term rock and roll

a)

Alan Freed

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

Chuck Berry

d)

John Cena

54.

1st rock and roll recording

a)

Heartbreak Hotel

b)

Love Me Tender

c)

Rock Around the Clock

d)

Tutti Frutti

55.

Which musician didn't die on "the day music died"

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Buddy Holly

c)

Ritchie Valens

d)

JP Richardson

56.

Signaled the end of rock in 50s

a)

Elvis army enlistment

b)

Buddy Hollys death

c)

Chuck Berrys arrest

d)

All of the above

57.

Describe surf music

a)

high register harmony

b)

West Coast

c)

new guitar sounds

d)

all of the above

58.

First major folk artist that helped to make the transition of folk music from country music to a more popular style

a)

Bob Dylan

b)

Alan Lomax

c)

Woody Guthrie

d)

Pat Seeger

59.

What was new about the creative process of music, with the the advancement of technology of the 60s, that allowed for rock to become a distinct genre

a)

amps

b)

multitrack recording

c)

electronics

d)

trumpet

60.

Rock connected more with its audience than previous styles of music

a)

True

b)

False

61.

With the advancements in technology, audiences were able to get the same quality of a recording in a live performance.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

How Bob Dylan helped folk transition to Rock music

a)

Highway 61 influential rock album

b)

Elements of Woodie Guthrie

c)

Use of rock instruments

d)

All of the above

63.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 phases in the musical evolution of the Beatles

a)

Beatlemania

b)

Return to Roots

c)

Surrealism

d)

Dylan-inspired Roots

64.

Three reasons the Beatles music appealed to so many people and had good quality

a)

Knowledge of Style

b)

Sound Imagination

c)

Melodic Skill

d)

All of the Above

65.

Starting in Detroit, ______ founded Motown

a)

Woody Guthrie

b)

Elvis

c)

Berry Gordy

d)

Jackson 5

66.

Elements of Motown sound

a)

polished production

b)

unobtrusive beat

c)

melodic saturation

d)

all of the above

67.

Which is not in the power trio of rock music

a)

Electric guitar

b)

Guitar

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Drums

68.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the music of Jimi Hendrix?

a)

Distortion

b)

Call and Response between voice and guitar

c)

Improvisation

d)

Horn riffs

69.

Elements of soul music

a)

Sax solos

b)

Strong horns

c)

Raw sound

d)

All of the above

70.

In acid rock, the music is more important than the lyrics

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Which of the following is not an element of mainstream music in the 1970s

a)

Easy harmonies

b)

Lush accompaniments

c)

Lots of distortion

d)

Easy, singable melodies

72.

What electric instrument in the 70s changed the way music was created and played?

a)

Electronic keyboard

b)

Electric guitar

c)

Synthesizer

d)

Sample machine

73.

Elements of heavy metal in 70s

a)

Rebel against rock

b)

Electronic instruments

c)

Power chords

d)

All of the above

74.

Which city was capital of black pop music

a)

Toronto

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Seattle

d)

Harlem

75.

Elements of Joni Mitchell

a)

Focus on words>music

b)

Ideas shaped form

c)

Elements of jazz+folk

d)

All of the above

76.

Elements of Glam Rock

a)

Glamorous attire

b)

Theatrical setting

c)

Shock value

d)

All of the above

77.

Elements of funk

a)

Came from jazz

b)

Rhythms from black artists

c)

Strong groove

d)

All of the above

78.

George Clinton's bands

a)

Parliament

b)

Red Hot Chili Peppers

c)

Funkadelic

d)

None of the above

79.

Disco music was more about the mix of instrumental tracks rather than the vocals

a)

True

b)

False

80.

"Queen of Disco"

a)

Joni Mitchell

b)

Donna Summer

c)

Madonna

d)

Janis Joplin

81.

Best known for creating the new style of music in the 70s - punk

a)

David Bowie

b)

Malcolm McLaren

c)

Elton John

d)

Patti Smith

82.

Punk elements

a)

Hostility

b)

Outrageous behavior

c)

Rebellious Manner

d)

All of the above

83.

Outlaw movement in country music was a way for them to capitalize on the success of commercialized music in the country music industry

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Which of the following was not a new technology that was available during the 80s

a)

MIDI

b)

Vinyl Records

c)

Audio CD

d)

Sampling

85.

Rap music combines all except--

a)

Poetry

b)

Music

c)

Drama

d)

Tonality

86.

Where did rap originate?

a)

Memphis

b)

Detroit

c)

South Bronx

d)

Oblock

87.

With what song did rap go into mainstream?

a)

Public Enemy's "1 Million Bottlebags"

b)

Run-DMC's "Walk this Way"

c)

Grandmaster Flash's "The Message"

d)

Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre's "California Love"

88.

Pop music in the 80s saw a new direction in the rhythm of the music but with major influences from previous styles. Which of the following is not one of the styles heard?

a)

Energized punk rock beat

b)

Simple strumming of guitar chords

c)

Adapted reggae rhythms

d)

Funk/disco rhythms

89.

What was the most ground-breaking aspect of Madonna's career?

a)

Her stance on religious issues

b)

Her position of complete control over her career

c)

Her virtuostic musicality

d)

Her advocacy of minority rights issues

90.

Bruce Springsteen brought ____ into the music scene

a)

Rap

b)

Speed metal

c)

Mainstream rock

d)

R&B

91.

Grunge music fused punk disaffection with _______

a)

Earlier rock styles

b)

Reggae beats

c)

Power and distortion of heavy metal

d)

Synthesized keyboards

92.

Outside of the signature sound, which of the following elements is not considered a part of heavy metal's music?

a)

Basic instrumentation

b)

Avoids conventional harmonies

c)

Beautiful vocal melodies

d)

Virtuosic playing

93.

Which of the following is not one of the three major parameters of sound?

a)

Volume

b)

Density

c)

Resources

d)

Sound combinations

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