MUSIC 131 EXAM 1 VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
To improvise is to ___________ and ___________ simultaneously.
A)perform and swing
B)swing and compose
C)compose and perform
D)read and swing - correct answer C
Swing is a term that primarily indicates a
A)well-tuned band sound.
B)very exciting sound.
C)rhythmic feeling.
D)a hot timbre. - correct answer C
Syncopation is found
A)exclusively in African music.
B)exclusively in European music.
C)only in jazz.
D)in African and European music. - correct answer D
The textbook pointed out that, in addition to being a timekeeper, the modern drummer also
acts as a
A)colorist.
B)melody player.
C)chord player.
,D)all of the above. - correct answer A
Most jazz is guided by
A)preset accompaniment harmonies.
B)no pre-organized routine.
C)extensive rehearsal.
D)memorized solos. - correct answer A
A group of musicians consisting of piano, guitar, bass, and drums would be termed
A)a front line.
B)a rhythm section.
C)a chorus.
D)a drum kit. - correct answer B
A collection of a snare drum, bass drum, tom tom, hi-hat, and cymbals would be called
A)a front line.
B)a rhythm section.
C)a chorus.
D)a drum kit. - correct answer D
Which one of the following was not one of the roots of the blues?
A)Ragtime
B)Work Songs
C)Field Hollars
D)Spirituals
E)Religious Songs - correct answer A
Which one of the following was not a characteristic of field hollars?
, A)Group vocal
B)Solo worker
C)Descending melodic lines
D)Vocal music
E)Bent" pitches - correct answer A
The form of the blues is
A)A-A-B.
B)A-A-B-A.
C)A-B-A. - correct answer A
Ragtime developed primarily from
A)Afro-American blues singing.
B)Afro-American drum ensemble concept.
C)European march and Afro-American banjo tradition.
D)formal European concert singing. - correct answer C
New Orleans was ripe to be the birthplace of jazz because
A)the Creoles lived there.
B)the city had a tremendous amount of brass band activity.
C)of the ethnic diversity found there.
D) Louis Armstrong was born there. - correct answer B
Storyville was
A)the cradle of jazz.
B) a licensed prostitution district.
C)established by Sidney Story.
D)the center of jazz activity between 1897-1917.
AND ANSWERS 2025/2026
To improvise is to ___________ and ___________ simultaneously.
A)perform and swing
B)swing and compose
C)compose and perform
D)read and swing - correct answer C
Swing is a term that primarily indicates a
A)well-tuned band sound.
B)very exciting sound.
C)rhythmic feeling.
D)a hot timbre. - correct answer C
Syncopation is found
A)exclusively in African music.
B)exclusively in European music.
C)only in jazz.
D)in African and European music. - correct answer D
The textbook pointed out that, in addition to being a timekeeper, the modern drummer also
acts as a
A)colorist.
B)melody player.
C)chord player.
,D)all of the above. - correct answer A
Most jazz is guided by
A)preset accompaniment harmonies.
B)no pre-organized routine.
C)extensive rehearsal.
D)memorized solos. - correct answer A
A group of musicians consisting of piano, guitar, bass, and drums would be termed
A)a front line.
B)a rhythm section.
C)a chorus.
D)a drum kit. - correct answer B
A collection of a snare drum, bass drum, tom tom, hi-hat, and cymbals would be called
A)a front line.
B)a rhythm section.
C)a chorus.
D)a drum kit. - correct answer D
Which one of the following was not one of the roots of the blues?
A)Ragtime
B)Work Songs
C)Field Hollars
D)Spirituals
E)Religious Songs - correct answer A
Which one of the following was not a characteristic of field hollars?
, A)Group vocal
B)Solo worker
C)Descending melodic lines
D)Vocal music
E)Bent" pitches - correct answer A
The form of the blues is
A)A-A-B.
B)A-A-B-A.
C)A-B-A. - correct answer A
Ragtime developed primarily from
A)Afro-American blues singing.
B)Afro-American drum ensemble concept.
C)European march and Afro-American banjo tradition.
D)formal European concert singing. - correct answer C
New Orleans was ripe to be the birthplace of jazz because
A)the Creoles lived there.
B)the city had a tremendous amount of brass band activity.
C)of the ethnic diversity found there.
D) Louis Armstrong was born there. - correct answer B
Storyville was
A)the cradle of jazz.
B) a licensed prostitution district.
C)established by Sidney Story.
D)the center of jazz activity between 1897-1917.
