MSC Exam #2 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
"Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" - CORRECT ANSWER - Ruth Brown, R&B,
1953
"Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - guitar
and piano assert themselves in the piece, and while the horns are still there
emotional tone - squeals
"Shaboom," - CORRECT ANSWER - The Chords, doo wop, 1954
"Shaboom," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - The "50s chord progression" (I-vi-
IV-I)
Vocal harmonies
"Maybellene," - CORRECT ANSWER - Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll, 1955
"Maybellene," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - blues-style picking on a guitar and
Johnson's piano
Fast tempo
"Hound Dog," - CORRECT ANSWER - Elvis Presley, rock 'n' roll, 1956
"Hound Dog," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - Accent on the back beat
electric guitar and vocals
"A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall," - CORRECT ANSWER - Bob Dylan, folk revival, 1963
, "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - Strophic pattern
Guitar and vocals
"Be my Baby," - CORRECT ANSWER - The Ronettes, 60s girl group, 1964
"Be my Baby," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - roll call of percussion instruments
with castanets, maracas, and tambourine
Strings and reeds increase the intensity as the song progresses
"A Change is Gonna Come," - CORRECT ANSWER - Sam Cooke, soul, 1964
"A Change is Gonna Come," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - Orchestral
introduction
French horn and vocals
"My Girl," - CORRECT ANSWER - The Temptations, Motown, 1965
"My Girl," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - opening bass notes
Finger snaps keep the pulse of the song against the syncopated rhythms
"A Day in the Life," - CORRECT ANSWER - The Beatles, pop, 1967
"A Day in the Life," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - The orchestra parts of the
song represent a sort of lulling sleep in the first part of the song
The second part of the song is upbeat with a faster tempo
and CORRECT Answers
"Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" - CORRECT ANSWER - Ruth Brown, R&B,
1953
"Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean" characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - guitar
and piano assert themselves in the piece, and while the horns are still there
emotional tone - squeals
"Shaboom," - CORRECT ANSWER - The Chords, doo wop, 1954
"Shaboom," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - The "50s chord progression" (I-vi-
IV-I)
Vocal harmonies
"Maybellene," - CORRECT ANSWER - Chuck Berry, rock 'n' roll, 1955
"Maybellene," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - blues-style picking on a guitar and
Johnson's piano
Fast tempo
"Hound Dog," - CORRECT ANSWER - Elvis Presley, rock 'n' roll, 1956
"Hound Dog," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - Accent on the back beat
electric guitar and vocals
"A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall," - CORRECT ANSWER - Bob Dylan, folk revival, 1963
, "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - Strophic pattern
Guitar and vocals
"Be my Baby," - CORRECT ANSWER - The Ronettes, 60s girl group, 1964
"Be my Baby," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - roll call of percussion instruments
with castanets, maracas, and tambourine
Strings and reeds increase the intensity as the song progresses
"A Change is Gonna Come," - CORRECT ANSWER - Sam Cooke, soul, 1964
"A Change is Gonna Come," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - Orchestral
introduction
French horn and vocals
"My Girl," - CORRECT ANSWER - The Temptations, Motown, 1965
"My Girl," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - opening bass notes
Finger snaps keep the pulse of the song against the syncopated rhythms
"A Day in the Life," - CORRECT ANSWER - The Beatles, pop, 1967
"A Day in the Life," characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER - The orchestra parts of the
song represent a sort of lulling sleep in the first part of the song
The second part of the song is upbeat with a faster tempo
