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Blues and Early Music practice
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1
What is strophic form? (Common in Folk Music).
Verse and chorus structure.
Just verses (same music, different words).
Just choruses (same music, same words).
Constantly changing words and music, no repeated sections.
2
What is the instrumentation of this song?
Vocal, trumpet, piano
Vocal, trombone, piano
Vocal, trombone, piano, drums
Vocal, trumpet, piano, bass
3
In the key of G, what would the three chords be for the blues.
G, C, D,
G, A, B,
G,D,E
G, B, C,
4
A griot is a....
leafy, green vegatable.
a verse-chorus form.
the healer and master drummer in West African society.
spiritual person in Cuban society.
5
A backbeat is an emphasis on what beats in a measure?
Beats 2 and 4
Beat 1
Beat 2
Beat 3
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Syncopation is ______________.
The organization of music.
The first beat of the measure.
Emphasizing the off-beat.
Emphasizing beats 2 and 4.
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What is the meter or time signature?
The organization of the song.
How many beats there are in a measure.
How fast the beat is.
The steady beat.
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Which is a blues piano style?
Ragtime
Parlor songs
Boogie Woogie
Strophic
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What is timbre?
The organization of music.
The rhythm.
The distinctive sound of a voice or instrument.
More than one note at the same time.
10
What is the chord progression of the blues?
I, IV, V
I, VII, XII
I, II, III
I, IV, VI
11
The cakewalk was .....
a melody.
a slow walk.
a dance that ended the minstrel shows.
a wonderful piece of cake.
12
What's the title of this song?
Sweet Home Chicago
Bessie Smith
3 O'Clock Blues
Empty Bed Blues
13
Race records were....
recordings made by white artists for a white audience.
recordings made by black artists for a black audience.
recordings made by white artists for a black audience.
recordings made by black artists for a white audience.
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A rhythm section provides the _______ of the song.
parlor
melody
a cappela
rhythmic and harmonic foundation.
15
Robert Johnson wrote and recorded......
One to ten songs.
Thousands of songs,.
Twenty to thirty songs.
Hundreds of songs.
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Parlor songs......
are songs you listen to while playing pool.
resemble art songs and are named for the room they are performed in
are simple blues songs.
are complex songs for an orchestra.
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What is the tempo?
A quarter note.
The organization of music.
How fast the beat is.
How many beats there are in a measure.
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What is the meter of this song?
5 beats in a measure.
6 beats in a measure.
4 beats in a measure.
3 beats in a measure.
