Sources of Popular Music

Match the Composer: Take Me Out To The Ballgame

Match the Composer: Stars and Stripes Forever

Which musical tradition contributed jigs and reels to American music?

Which of the following best describes the role of African traditions in early American music?

Match the Composer: Camptown Races

John Philip Sousa’s marches had a significant influence on jazz and ragtime.

The fusion of African rhythms, British folk traditions, & European classical music helped shape American popular music.

Call-and-response is a musical technique that originated in European classical music.

Match the Composer: Oh, Susanna

Tin Pan Alley was a place where musicians improvised jazz performances.

Which of the following is NOT a trait of Tin Pan Alley music?

Which of these best describes the impact of musical fusion in America?

Vaudeville was a type of musical performance that combined comedy, music, and theatrical acts.

Match the Composer: Woodman, Spare that Tree

Who is known as "The March King" and helped popularize band music in America?

Match the Composer: Fare You Well, Old Joe Clark

Which of the following is a characteristic of African musical influence in popular music?

Which of the following best describes the importance of Tin Pan Alley?

What was a major function of parlor songs in the 19th century?

Match the Composer: Give My Regards to Broadway

"After the Ball" was one of the first hit songs of Tin Pan Alley, composed by George M. Cohan.

How did concert bands influence popular music?

Match the Composer: The Yankee Doodle Boy

Match the Composer: After the Ball

Stephen Foster was known as "The March King" and wrote patriotic music.