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This is a quiz about the composer William Grant Still.
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How did his grandmother contribute to his musical growth?
She sang spirituals to him
She gave him piano lessons
She paid for guitar lessons
She purchased jazz albulms for him
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What is Still known as?
The Red Priest
Dean of African American composers
Young Eagle
Emperor
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Where did Still study music?
Harvard
Yale
Oberlin Conservatory of Music
Stanford
4
Still was the first African American to have an opera performed on national television.
False
True
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How did his stepdad contribute to his musical growth?
Took him to operettas & purchased classical music
He asked him to listen to music all day
He gave him music lessons
He made him a Spotify account
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What did Still accomplish at age 16?
He graduated from high school & was valedictorian
He was the conductor of a national orchestra
He became a teacher
He won a competition
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What did Still do while at Wilberforce?
Lead the debate team
Conduct the university band
Earn a science degree
Start a chapter of the NAACP
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How old was still when he started violin lessons?
15
17
16
18
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What did his parents do for a living?
Drive trucks
Clean houses
Collect garbage
Teach
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He was the 2nd American to have an opera produced by the NYC opera.
True
False
11
Where did Still grow up at?
New York
Arkansas
California
Texas
12
Who is this?
Martin Luther King
Malcom X
George Washington Carver
William Grant Still
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What is a characteristic of Still's music?
motifs
Rhythms that occur on downbeats
Native American rhythms
Hawaiian folk songs
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What is syncopation?
When strong or downbeats are accented in a rhythm
When rhythms are played loudly
When weak or offbeats are accented in a rhythm.
When rhythms are played slowly
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What did Still initially go to school to study?
Math
Art
Science
Music
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About how many works did Still compose?
400
100
300
200
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Where was Still born?
Mississipi
Delaware
South Carolina
Rhode Island
18
Still taught himself how to play some instruments.
True
False
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Still was the first African American to conduct a majoy American symphony orchestra.
True
False
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What is a characteristic of Still's music?
Indonesian gamelan melodies
Syncopation
Latin American percussion
Russian folk songs
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What work did Still compose?
Afro-American Symphony
Messiah
Ninth Sympony
Adagio for Strings
