American Unit 1

What style of music is heard here?

Which iconic blues musician is said to have sold their soul to the devil to become a legendary guitarist?

What type of music is largely responsible for bridging the gap between black "folk" music and white "classical" music?

Define pastiche:

Which of Civil War-era music was a type of racial propaganda that created long-lasting caricatures of African Americans?

Where was the first major publishing district in the United States?

Which of the following is an example of strophic song structure?

What composer started out writing for minstrel shows, and is responsible for songs like Oh! Susanna and Camptown Races?

How many bars are in a standard blues progression?

Which word indicates how high or low a note is?

Which word correctly describes dynamics?

What is a blue note?

What type of instrument was not common in Native American musical traditions?

Which of the following is an example of musical texture?

What element of the music industry did not grow from home music making?

Define the following: accenting a beat, or part of a beat, that is not typically accented in Euro-American music

What "family friendly" alternative to burlesque included a myriad of acts, like musicians, jugglers, and comedians?

What other nation largely influenced the creation of burlesque in America?

The blues follows typical Euro-American scale patterns

What area of music includes a musical storytelling tradition with vocables and instruments sourced from nature?

Which of the following is a necessary feature of lined-out hymnody?

What was not a function of a Work Song?