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American Music and it's History
Slaves wrote some songs.....which song?
Cowboys sang songs....
American Music and it's History
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1
Cowboys sang songs....
to calm cows
for fun
they were lonely
they had no radios
2
Slaves wrote some songs.....which song?
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Amazing Grace
Pass It On
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
3
Slaves contributed their...........to American culture.
work
farm skills
music
education
4
What is the name of a song that was popular in the late 1700's?
Whaling song
Yankee Doodle
Deep River
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
5
What is a ballad?
a type of canyon
A song/story
type of cattle
a cowboy's ranch gear
6
Elvis Presley became popular in 1954. What did he do?
joined the army
drove race cars
singing R & R
movies
7
What was a popular song in the 1776?
Snickerdoodle
Golden Noodle
Polly Wolly Doodle
Yankee Doodle
8
African Music influenced American
Music
Carnival shows
thinking
Big Bands
9
Harry was known for his
Baritone voice
His career in medicine
His interest in education
His speaking
10
When was Big Band music most popular?
60's
50's
80's
30's and 40's
11
Music sung in the 1780's was
classical music
blues music
revolutionary war related
happy music
12
Pioneers enjoyed writing.....
music
diary
books
maps
13
Who is Duke Ellington?
A wealthy business man
A Blues and Jazz musician
A lawyer
An undercover cop
14
Songs sung in the late 60's and 70's protested....best answer
people
pollution
war
job market
15
What songs did they sing in church in the early 1900's?
Deep River
Pass It On
Jesus Loves Me
Amazing Grace
16
Who was Harry Burleigh?
A Senator from Indiana
College Professor at Harvard
a baseball player in the 1920's
a composer
17
Big Band music had a positive effect on
Whites and Blacks on the same stage playing music
Creating cool shows
having fun onstage
selling records
18
Elvis played
guitar
keyboard
violin
string bass
19
What happened on Jan. 16, 1938?
Beginning of WWII
Elvis Presley was born
Women got the right to vote
Benny Goodman performed a Jazz concert at Carnegie Hall
20
America's music reflects.......pick the best answer
job market
Problems in society
life style
popular music
21
What instruments did the Beatles use?
guitar, maracas, trumpet
guitar, drums, keyboard
drum, string bass, flute
drums, violin, saxaphone
22
Big Bands have __________ members in it?
12 to 25 people
40 people
12 people
3 people
23
Blues and Jazz were.....
rejected by many people
created by poverty stricken people
rooted in African American folk traditions
played in churches
24
Did music play a big part in the lives of pioneers?
no
yes
25
Who was a famous musician?
Duke Ellington
Meadow Lark Lemon
Sigman Freud
John Newman
26
Jazz music features this instrument....
flute
violin
maracas
saxaphone
27
People use music to talk about.....check the most important reason
Being poor
Adventures
weather
Social injustice
28
Music is always......
pleasant
changing
alerts people
calling attention to problems
29
What instruments did the pioneers play in they traveled in a covered wagon?
drums
piano
fiddle
harp
30
Country music was sung by artists like....
Joan Baez
the Beatles
Johnny Cash
Duke Ellington
