MUSIC 131 MIDTERM 1 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ Roots of Jazz - correct answer The Blues, Ragtime, Brass Band Tradition Field Hollars - correct answer -Sung by solitary field workers -Bent, liquid, or sliding pitches -Descending melodic

MUSIC 131 MIDTERM 1 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ Roots of Jazz - correct answer The Blues, Ragtime, Brass Band Tradition Field Hollars - correct answer -Sung by solitary field workers -Bent, liquid, or sliding pitches -Descending melodic lines -Nasal vocal quality with vocalistic effects Work Songs - correct answer -Sung by a group of workers accompanied by tools of labor (pick, ax, shovel, etc.) -Bent, liquid, or sliding pitches -Descending melodic lines -Lead singer/backup group relationship -Basic harmony employed by the singers -"Backbeat" rhythm provided by the tools of labor Religious Songs - correct answer -A mixture of Southern Baptist service and traditional ceremonial procedures of Western African religions -Astoundingly emotional music that greatly influenced twentieth century American popular styles -Examples of slave-era religious songs: Lining hymn and prayer, ring shouts, spirituals and lullabies Roots of the Blues - correct answer Religious Songs, Work Songs, Field Hollars Blues - correct answer -Form: A-A-B -Derived from religious hymn formats Blues Lyric Form - correct answer A: Statement of problem, feeling, situation, etc. A: Repeat of the above, sometimes with additional words B: Response to the A statement (solution, moral message) Blues Music Form - correct answer A: I chord = home key A: IV chord resolving to the I chord B: V chord resolving to the I chord Mississippi Delta Blues - correct answer -Intense, gritty, growling vocal style -Use of yodeling and other vocalistic ornamentation -Percussive style guitar playing: hard plucking, rhythmic approach -Strong rhythm guitar 4-beat pulse emphasized