Music Study Guide

Question 1

The first commercial rap recording was

Accepted Answer

"Rapper's Delight"

Question 2

New Orleans Jazz is a fusion of which styles?

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Blues, ragtime, and brass band music

Question 3

Identify the genre of this song: "Take the A Train" by Duke Ellington

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jazz

Question 4

What is a spiritual?

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song form bringing European church together with call & response vocals

Question 5

Bebop jazz is known for

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fast tempo and complex harmonies

Question 6

What is a music sample? Mark all that apply.

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a new track from an existing sound/song, a sound, i.e., musical tone, drumbeat, voice stored in synthesizer

Question 7

What is syncopation?

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emphasis on weak or off beats

Question 8

What does a music producer do?

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oversees and directs recording projects for musical artists

Question 9

The roots of jazz and blues are influenced by ___. Mark all that apply

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African rhythms, African work songs, African spirituals, African ring shouts

Question 10

How was the Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band intended to be heard?

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by large masses at a multi-venue premier

Question 11

Call and response is

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interaction of speakers and listeners-one phrase is answered by another

Question 12

During a call and response, the response can be___. Mark all that apply.

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shouts, claps, any sounds, sung words

Question 13

What genres inspired early rock and roll?

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Blues, R&B, spirituals, country/western

Question 14

In colonial US, African traditions were often

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viewed as dangerous, "heathen" or primitive and was suppressed

Question 15

Who invented multitracking?

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Les Paul

Question 16

The roots of jazz and blues are:

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18th century African slaves

Question 17

What is "toasting" in music?

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practice of musical, rap-like talking/speaking over an existing track

Question 18

What is multitracking?

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Separate recording of multiple sounds & layering them at different times

Question 19

Duke Ellington was a key figure during the

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Swing era

Question 20

Identify the Genre: "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash

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Country and Western

Question 21

Who as NOT a member of the Beatles?

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Mick Jagger

Question 22

Identify the genre: "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley

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Rock and Roll

Question 23

How did Atlantic Records start recording R&B?

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They hired jazz musicians to make blues; they blended blues, gospel, jazz

Question 24

Identify the Genre: "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang

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Rap

Question 25

How were African traditions viewed in the colonial governments of Spain?

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They allowed them to maintain their musical and spiritual traditions

Question 26

Hip hop originated in

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The Bronx, New York in the 1970s

Question 27

Elvis Presley's first producer was

Accepted Answer

Sam Philips

Question 28

Identify the genre: "Rolling Stone (Catfish Blues)" by Muddy Waters

Accepted Answer

Blues

Question 29

What made Elvis Presley unique?

Accepted Answer

He combined R&B, rock, gospel, and country

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