Music of America

Question 1

During the 19 century and early 20th centuries, ------ Europeans fled to the United States

Accepted Answer

35 million

Question 2

Which of the following instruments is not used in Mexican music

Accepted Answer

Rub board

Question 3

Salsa was created by Puerto Ricans in NYC and has been popular since

Accepted Answer

1970s

Question 4

Which genre emphasizes socio-economic issues

Accepted Answer

Reggae

Question 5

Indian rhythmic cycles of music are called

Accepted Answer

tala

Question 6

In Indian music, which instrument plays the ever playing drone

Accepted Answer

tambura

Question 7

Native American music has vocal sounds, rather than words,these are called

Accepted Answer

Vocables

Question 8

Reggae was made popular in the United States with the help of...

Accepted Answer

Jamaican recording industries, Bob Marley, The film "The harder they come"

Question 9

Which of the following is a pop-jazz style derived from Brazilian samba

Accepted Answer

Bosso Nova

Question 10

Which famous tejano musician made international fame by crossing over from Mexican to US fame

Accepted Answer

Selena

Question 11

Hindustani music is from

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northern India

Question 12

Many Native American groups had minimal interactions with outside groups, they experienced

Accepted Answer

Little to no acculturation

Question 13

Reggae music developed in which part of Jamaica

Accepted Answer

Urban slums

Question 14

Which is an integral partof African music?

Accepted Answer

rhythm

Question 15

which underlies the aesthetic basis for Indian art music?

Accepted Answer

Rasa

Question 16

Native American music includes the use of

Accepted Answer

Flutes, Panpipes, Melody only, Ornamentation

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