MUS 151 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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QUIZ 2 - ANSWER Quiz 2
Which decade(s) of American Music featured the reworking of typical African-American
styles of music in order to appeal to a whiter auidence? - ANSWER - The swing era of the
1940's
- The rock'n'roll era
- The swing era of the 1930's
-The jazz age
According to the American Popular Music textbook, prior to the middle of the 19th
century, which of the following "streams" influenced most of the character of American
popular music? - ANSWER European-American
According to the American Popular Music textbook, the genesis of African-American
music in the US involved, in part, which process? - ANSWER the selective blending of
traditions from Africa and Europe
According to the American Popular Music textbook, call-and-response forms, in which
the lead singer and chorus alternate phrases, is a hallmark of which "stream" - ANSWER
African-American
According to the American Popular Music textbook, which of the following styles of the
,19th-century music was a product of the European-American "stream" - ANSWER ballads
According to the American Popular Music textbook, which of the following "streams"
inspired the source traditions that make up every aspect of American popular music? -
ANSWER - African-American
- European-American
-Latin American
According to the American Popular Music textbook, all of the following American
popular music styles were, in part, developed by the Latin-American music "stream",
except for which? - ANSWER Ambient Music
According to the American Popular Music textbook, the popularity of the Scottish song
Auld Lang Syne, would be an example of which kind of stream? - ANSWER
European-American
The rumba, which reached a height of popularity in the US in the 1930's was a product of
which stream? - ANSWER Latin American
According to the American Popular Music textbook, the song "La Bamba" by Ritchie
Valens, would be an example of which stream? - ANSWER Latin American
A minor chord tends to sound - ANSWER sad
, According to the Contemporary Songwriting textbook, ___ is when notes sound
simultaneously - ANSWER Harmony
According to the Contemporary Songwriting textbook, what is the kind of software used
for music creation called? - ANSWER Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
According to the Contemporary Songwriting textbook, ___ is when notes are played in
sequence - one at a time - ANSWER Melody
A major chord tends to sound - ANSWER happy
Which of the following describes a loop in music? - ANSWER a short segment of music
that can repeat a number of times
What us a more common description of the intensity levels between the verse and the
chorus? - ANSWER The chorus is often louder or more intense than the verse
Typically, all ___ will share the same musical content and will have the same lyrics every
time. - ANSWER Choruses
Where does a post-chorus typically occur?> - ANSWER after each chorus
According to the lecture presentation, which stream is considered "downstream" an not
necessarily a part of the original sources of American popular music? - ANSWER Latin
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QUIZ 2 - ANSWER Quiz 2
Which decade(s) of American Music featured the reworking of typical African-American
styles of music in order to appeal to a whiter auidence? - ANSWER - The swing era of the
1940's
- The rock'n'roll era
- The swing era of the 1930's
-The jazz age
According to the American Popular Music textbook, prior to the middle of the 19th
century, which of the following "streams" influenced most of the character of American
popular music? - ANSWER European-American
According to the American Popular Music textbook, the genesis of African-American
music in the US involved, in part, which process? - ANSWER the selective blending of
traditions from Africa and Europe
According to the American Popular Music textbook, call-and-response forms, in which
the lead singer and chorus alternate phrases, is a hallmark of which "stream" - ANSWER
African-American
According to the American Popular Music textbook, which of the following styles of the
,19th-century music was a product of the European-American "stream" - ANSWER ballads
According to the American Popular Music textbook, which of the following "streams"
inspired the source traditions that make up every aspect of American popular music? -
ANSWER - African-American
- European-American
-Latin American
According to the American Popular Music textbook, all of the following American
popular music styles were, in part, developed by the Latin-American music "stream",
except for which? - ANSWER Ambient Music
According to the American Popular Music textbook, the popularity of the Scottish song
Auld Lang Syne, would be an example of which kind of stream? - ANSWER
European-American
The rumba, which reached a height of popularity in the US in the 1930's was a product of
which stream? - ANSWER Latin American
According to the American Popular Music textbook, the song "La Bamba" by Ritchie
Valens, would be an example of which stream? - ANSWER Latin American
A minor chord tends to sound - ANSWER sad
, According to the Contemporary Songwriting textbook, ___ is when notes sound
simultaneously - ANSWER Harmony
According to the Contemporary Songwriting textbook, what is the kind of software used
for music creation called? - ANSWER Digital Audio Workstation (DAW)
According to the Contemporary Songwriting textbook, ___ is when notes are played in
sequence - one at a time - ANSWER Melody
A major chord tends to sound - ANSWER happy
Which of the following describes a loop in music? - ANSWER a short segment of music
that can repeat a number of times
What us a more common description of the intensity levels between the verse and the
chorus? - ANSWER The chorus is often louder or more intense than the verse
Typically, all ___ will share the same musical content and will have the same lyrics every
time. - ANSWER Choruses
Where does a post-chorus typically occur?> - ANSWER after each chorus
According to the lecture presentation, which stream is considered "downstream" an not
necessarily a part of the original sources of American popular music? - ANSWER Latin
