Unit 1: Jazz
Which musical traditions and practices blended with African traditions to become jazz? European and American or Asian and South American?
European and American
How many bars does the most common blues form use? 8 or 12 bars?
12 bars
Which instrument traditionally uses five strings, with the highest string, the drone string, located on the left? Fiddle or banjo?
Banjo
Which early rock-and-roll star served two years in the U.S. Army and had a successful movie career? Elvis Presley or Chuck Berry?
Elvis Presley
True or false? Early rap songs were often based on existing funk, soul, and R&B music.
True
Which term names the ability to play music spontaneously by ear? Sight-reading or improvisation?
Improvisation
True or false? Spirituals were an important social tool that African American slaves used to communicate with each other.
True
Which style of music has had the greatest commercial success throughout history? Folk or country music?
Country music
Which group was the first British rock group to achieve international fame? The Rolling Stones or the Beatles
The Beatles
Which type of music centers around the clave rhythm? Reggae or Latin?
Latin
Which energetic and emotional style of music developed in response to cool jazz and featured fast tempos, loud dynamics, and blues and gospel influences? Jazz fusion or hard bop?
Hard bop
Which music style usually has a lead singer, backup vocalists, and studio musicians to create a consistent sound for all recordings? Motown or gospel?
Motown
Which type of music did folk musicians write to express their feelings about peace, freedom, and justice? Country music or protest music?
Protest music
Which convention protects the rights of composers, arrangers, and performers? Patents or copyrights?
Copyrights
Which person, similar to a film producer, is responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release? A production engineer or a record producer?
Record producer
Which element is included in the soundtrack of a film? Sound effects or film director's notes?
Sound effects
Who is considered the founder of Motown? Marvin Gaye or Berry Gordy Jr.?
Berry Gordy Jr.
Which style of music did country, bluegrass, and folk music all grow out of? English sacred songs or Appalachian music?
Appalachian music
When did pop rock, glam rock, and heavy metal take center stage? In the 1970s or 1980s?
1980's
Music therapy has which goal? Muscle strength or relaxation?
Relaxation
Which type of jazz improvisation occurs when musicians improvise with the chord changes of a tune? Harmonic improvisation or melodic improvisation?
Harmonic improvisation
Which music styles combined to form soul music? R&B and jazz or gospel and R&B?
Gospel and R&B
From which group do bluegrass bands typically draw their sound? Flatt and Scruggs or Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys?
Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys?
Which development in music indicated a progression toward rock and roll? Lead singers had smooth vocals or music emphasized the backbeat?
Music emphasized the backbeat
Which DJ is credited with developing the DJ mixer, the technique called "cutting," and the combination of cutting and double backing called the “Quick Mix Theory”? Grandmaster Flash or Kool Herc?
Grandmaster Flash