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A funnel would capture the whole band before going down to a needle
which would etch into a wax mold for other records.
Ans: what Acoustic recording process
5 instead of 7 scale
causes "bending of notes"
Ans: what is the Blues Scale
all recorders used it by 1927
Ans: Electric recording process
first black artists to make a blues recording "Crazy Blues" in 1920, 1
million copies sold
Ans: Mamie Smith was the
most popular classic female blues singer in the 20s and 30s
Ans: Bessie Smith was the
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From Spirituals to Swing
Ans: On Dec 23 1938, and Dec 24 1939 this concert took place
at Carnegie Hall
talent scout John Hammond to promote black music to white people
Ans: From Spirituals to Swing was hosted by
shellac (primary component in 78rpm records)
Ans: In 1942 due to the US entry into the war, the government
started rationing what
James Petrillo
Ans: who was the president of the American Federat ion of
Musicians who banned new recordings in 42
because they feared that jukeboxes and radio were depriving
musicians of live work
Ans: why was the 43 ban put in place
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1914 and 1939
Ans: ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Arrangers an d
Publishers) was founded in what year and had a monopoly by
what year
because it tried to double its fees and Broadcast Music Incorporated
Ans: why did ASCAP lose its monopoly and to who
capture German tape recording technology
Ans: what caused improvement in sound quality
Magnetic Sound Tape
Ans: what was the German tech called
Black marketed music
Ans: Rhythm and Blues was originally used by the record
companies to describe what
the Race Charts in 1948
Ans: what was the black music chart named and when
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
HORR Comprehensive Questions
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
A funnel would capture the whole band before going down to a needle
which would etch into a wax mold for other records.
Ans: what Acoustic recording process
5 instead of 7 scale
causes "bending of notes"
Ans: what is the Blues Scale
all recorders used it by 1927
Ans: Electric recording process
first black artists to make a blues recording "Crazy Blues" in 1920, 1
million copies sold
Ans: Mamie Smith was the
most popular classic female blues singer in the 20s and 30s
Ans: Bessie Smith was the
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
, Page |2
From Spirituals to Swing
Ans: On Dec 23 1938, and Dec 24 1939 this concert took place
at Carnegie Hall
talent scout John Hammond to promote black music to white people
Ans: From Spirituals to Swing was hosted by
shellac (primary component in 78rpm records)
Ans: In 1942 due to the US entry into the war, the government
started rationing what
James Petrillo
Ans: who was the president of the American Federat ion of
Musicians who banned new recordings in 42
because they feared that jukeboxes and radio were depriving
musicians of live work
Ans: why was the 43 ban put in place
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
, Page |3
1914 and 1939
Ans: ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Arrangers an d
Publishers) was founded in what year and had a monopoly by
what year
because it tried to double its fees and Broadcast Music Incorporated
Ans: why did ASCAP lose its monopoly and to who
capture German tape recording technology
Ans: what caused improvement in sound quality
Magnetic Sound Tape
Ans: what was the German tech called
Black marketed music
Ans: Rhythm and Blues was originally used by the record
companies to describe what
the Race Charts in 1948
Ans: what was the black music chart named and when
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
