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What is the definition of a riff?
What is the definition of hook?
Contemporary Music Final Exam Study Guide
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What is the definition of hook?
A repeated phrase
How fast or slow the music goes
A groove with the accent on beat 2
A memorable musical phrase or riff
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What is the definition of a riff?
How loud or soft the music is
A memorable musical phrase or riff
A repeated pattern designed to generate rhythmic momentum
The number of beats per measure
3
What is the definition of timbre?
A groove with the accent on beat 2
A musically satisfying sequence of single notes. The focus of the song.
A term that evokes the channeled flow of “swinging” or “funky” rhythms
The quality of a sound, sometimes called “tone color.”
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Classical instruments can be used to produce contemporary music
False
True
5
What did Micheal Jackson do that was different from other music videos?
He played all of his own music
He danced
They were mini-movies
He dressed like a zombie
6
What decade did the British Invasion occur?
1960s
1970s
1980s
1950s
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What was the British Invasion?
A musical movement where USA rock bands became famous in Britain.
A musical movement where British Rock bands became famous in the USA
When British people invaded the USA.
When Paul Revere yelled, "The British are coming!"
8
What decade did Flashmobs and Lipdubs become popular?
1980s
2010s
2000s
1990s
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What instrument did Benny Goodman play?
Clarinet
Trumpet
Saxophone
Piano
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What does EDM stand for?
Electronic Dangerous Music
Emo Dangerous Music
Emo Dance Music
Electronic Dance Music
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Disco became popular in the 1980s
True
False
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What genre did Scott Joplin write most of his music in
Ragtime
Swing
Tin Pan Alley
Jazz
13
What group was well-known as a popular bubble gum pop band from the 1970s?
Nsync & Britney Spears
Donny & Marie Osmond
Janet & Micheal Jackson
Jackson 5 & Osmond Brothers
14
The disco demolation was when disco became the most popular music in the world.
False
True
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The genre Ragtime was given its name based on its syncopated or “_____________________” rhythms
Rap
Rugged
Ragged
Rags
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How did the perception of hip-hop music change in the 1990s compared to the 1980s?
The fad was over and no one liked it.
It is now a popular style that people enjoy.
That guitar should not be an instrument used.
That the music was too easy.
17
A computer flaw, the so-called "________________________," led to anxiety and the Y2K (Year 2000) scare
impending doom
Millennium Bug
end of the world
Computer take over
18
What trends were popular in the 1990s?
Big Hair, Spandex, Ripped Jeans
Frosted Tips, Butterfly Clips, JINCO Jeans
Big Hair, Pierced Noses, Flip Flops
Manicured Nails, red lipstick, crop tops
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Pink Floyd was known for writing _________________ rock albums.
numerous
Too many
concept
nature
20
What was MTV's first music video?
“You Better You Bet,” The Who.
“She Won't Dance With Me,” Rod Stewart.
“Video Killed the Radio Star,” The Buggles.
“You Better Run,” Pat Benatar.
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What did Naspster allow people to do?
Share music for free
Rent music
Stream music and movies
Compose your own music
22
Swing music was highly improvised
False
True
23
What was Beatle Mania?
An intense fan frenzy demonstrated by young teen girls for The Beatles.
The first name of their band, until they renamed themselves The Beatles
Their most popular album title
A delicious beverage
24
Who are Bubble Gum pop artists from the 1990s?
Jackson 5 & Osmond Brothers
Coolio & LFO
Brittany Spears & Janet Jackson
NSync & Christina Aguilera
25
What is the definition of tempo?
How loud or soft the music is
How fast or slow the music goes
The number of beats per measure
The groove of a piece
26
MTV began in what year?
1997
1999
1981
1976
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What were a trend from the 1980s?
Frosted Tips, Butterfly Clips, JINCO Jeans
Big Hair, Spandex, Ripped Jeans
Big Hair, Pierced Noses, Flip Flops
Manicured Nails, red lipstick, crop tops
28
What genre does the band Nirvana identify as?
Rock
Grunge
Alternative Rock
Emo
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What was the difference between east and west rappers?
East used inappropriate content, while the west was more conservative.
East used electronic beats, while west used a live band.
West was more rhythmic and focused on intellectual lyrics. East more melody
East was more rhythmic and focused on intellectual lyrics. West more melody
