Ragtime, Dixieland and the Blues

Question 1

The Great Migration was also fueled by these laws in the U.S. South that promoted segregation and racism.

Accepted Answer

Jim Crow

Question 2

This state is considered a hub of ragtime music.

Accepted Answer

Missouri

Question 3

The ____________________ is a fast style of dance music that is a forerunner of Ragtime.

Accepted Answer

cakewalk

Question 4

Why didn't people want to publish ragtime music?

Accepted Answer

too difficult, too foreign

Question 5

Which instrument is normally NOT found in a Dixieland Jazz Band?

Accepted Answer

violin

Question 6

Ragtime music was popular in the United States from about

Accepted Answer

1880-1920

Question 7

The musical genre that shows the most influence from the Blues is __________________________.

Accepted Answer

rock and roll

Question 8

Ragtime became less popular due to this new style of music which began in the 1920's.

Accepted Answer

jazz

Question 9

The European bands who played American Blues ________________________________ American audiences while on tour.

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brought it "back" to

Question 10

Which is NOT a feature of the Blues?

Accepted Answer

extremely long form

Question 11

Ragtime should never be played fast.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

European bands such as ____________________________of the 1950's and 60's discovered American Blues.

Accepted Answer

Led Zeppelin

Question 13

The form of a typical rag is__________________.

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A B (A) C D

Question 14

________________________________ is a musical technique where the performer invents the music as it is played.

Accepted Answer

Improvisation

Question 15

Which word or phrase describes the melody of "When the Saints Go Marching In" best?

Accepted Answer

simple

Question 16

A _____________________________ show is a form of racist entertainment originating in 1830's in America.

Accepted Answer

minstrel

Question 17

Which blues was the first blues?

Accepted Answer

Delta blues

Question 18

Which Western European form of music also influenced ragtime?

Accepted Answer

march

Question 19

B.B.King, whose electric guitar is named "Lucille," is known for his playing in this style.

Accepted Answer

Chicago style

Question 20

The "ragged" rhythm of ragtime began in the 1830's, but was not published until when?

Accepted Answer

1890's

Question 21

The Blues comes from the collision of ___________________________________________.

Accepted Answer

Western European Harmony and African Melody and Rhythm.

Question 22

Like ragtime, Blues employs these kinds of rhythms

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syncopated

Question 23

The Blues has contributed directly to

Accepted Answer

both of the above

Question 24

The first "pop" artist in the United States, this composer wrote the "Maple Leaf Rag" and the Entertainer."

Accepted Answer

Scott Joplin

Question 25

Dixieland Jazz originated in which city?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Question 26

Blues music does NOT have its roots in which?

Accepted Answer

the march

Question 27

In Ragtime, which is NOT a job for the left hand?

Accepted Answer

play the melody

Question 28

Ragtime Music is played on which instrument?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Question 29

This little black bug invaded the cotton fields of the South in the 1890's and helped cause the Great Migration.

Accepted Answer

boll-weevil

Question 30

What is the rhythmic term for playing off the beat, or "between" the beats?

Accepted Answer

syncopation

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