MUSC*2150 final questions with
verified answers graded A+ 2025/2026
ASCAP represents the artists of which style of music?
Tin Pan Alley
Delta Blues
Chicago Blues
Country and Western - correct answer ✔✔Tin Pan Alley
Which of the following is true of the Civil Rights Act? - correct answer ✔✔it marked the end of
the Jim Crow era
T/F: the 12-bar blues chord progression is a feature of urban blues. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: large, open air festivals became an important part of rock culture for the first time in the
1960's - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Music prowess is particularly valued in the hippie aesthetic. - correct answer ✔✔True
which of the following is true of music of the big-band era? - correct answer ✔✔the bandleader
was the star of the show
what is the significance of Elvis Presley's move to the RCA label from Sun? - correct answer
✔✔it began the shift of rock and roll from independent labels to major labels.
,'Pet Sounds' became an influential album because: - correct answer ✔✔it combined the Wall of
Sound and other sophisticated studio techniques with complex harmonies
in the brill building approach to popular-music, control was in the hands of the: - correct answer
✔✔publisher
T/F: the second Red Scare contributed to the recession of the early 1970s - correct answer
✔✔False
Which label successfully adopted the Brill Building production model? - correct answer
✔✔Motown
Senator Joseph McCarthy led a campaign against: - correct answer ✔✔Communism
which of the following organizations was/were involved in the payola scandal? - correct answer
✔✔ASCAP, FCC, and BMI
in which war was America engaged in the 1950s? - correct answer ✔✔The Cold War
Tin Pan Alley music was strongly associated with which form? - correct answer ✔✔AABA
what was the effect television shows such as 'Leave it to Beaver' and 'My Three Sons'? - correct
answer ✔✔they reinforced the normalcy of traditional American values
what was the significance of the film 'Blackboard Jungle'? - correct answer ✔✔it cemented the
association of rock and roll with teenage rebellion
T/F: Lyrics in progressive rock are usually about romance or sexual prowess - correct answer
✔✔False
, The resurgence of blues-based rock came mostly from Britain - correct answer ✔✔True
the television show The Monkees was a response to: - correct answer ✔✔the film A Hard Day's
Night
what did Americans believe was imminent during the early 1950's? - correct answer ✔✔A
nuclear attack
T/F: one of the influences on surf music was doo-wop - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: the progressive rock of the late 1960's and early '70's blended elements of classical music
and rock - correct answer ✔✔True
Bing Crosby is credited with: - correct answer ✔✔Creating one of the earliest stage personas
the technique of splicing together tapes of recorded material was inspired by the work of avant-
garde art-music composers T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
what occurred that allowed regional styles a change at national radio play in the early '40's? -
correct answer ✔✔ASCAP and the national radio networks had a contract dispute over fees
Yodelling is a feature of what style of music? - correct answer ✔✔country and western
Pink Floyd was a popular act in the london psychedelic scene T/F - correct answer ✔✔true
call and response is often a feature of: - correct answer ✔✔rural blues, urban blues, and Field
hollers
verified answers graded A+ 2025/2026
ASCAP represents the artists of which style of music?
Tin Pan Alley
Delta Blues
Chicago Blues
Country and Western - correct answer ✔✔Tin Pan Alley
Which of the following is true of the Civil Rights Act? - correct answer ✔✔it marked the end of
the Jim Crow era
T/F: the 12-bar blues chord progression is a feature of urban blues. - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: large, open air festivals became an important part of rock culture for the first time in the
1960's - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: Music prowess is particularly valued in the hippie aesthetic. - correct answer ✔✔True
which of the following is true of music of the big-band era? - correct answer ✔✔the bandleader
was the star of the show
what is the significance of Elvis Presley's move to the RCA label from Sun? - correct answer
✔✔it began the shift of rock and roll from independent labels to major labels.
,'Pet Sounds' became an influential album because: - correct answer ✔✔it combined the Wall of
Sound and other sophisticated studio techniques with complex harmonies
in the brill building approach to popular-music, control was in the hands of the: - correct answer
✔✔publisher
T/F: the second Red Scare contributed to the recession of the early 1970s - correct answer
✔✔False
Which label successfully adopted the Brill Building production model? - correct answer
✔✔Motown
Senator Joseph McCarthy led a campaign against: - correct answer ✔✔Communism
which of the following organizations was/were involved in the payola scandal? - correct answer
✔✔ASCAP, FCC, and BMI
in which war was America engaged in the 1950s? - correct answer ✔✔The Cold War
Tin Pan Alley music was strongly associated with which form? - correct answer ✔✔AABA
what was the effect television shows such as 'Leave it to Beaver' and 'My Three Sons'? - correct
answer ✔✔they reinforced the normalcy of traditional American values
what was the significance of the film 'Blackboard Jungle'? - correct answer ✔✔it cemented the
association of rock and roll with teenage rebellion
T/F: Lyrics in progressive rock are usually about romance or sexual prowess - correct answer
✔✔False
, The resurgence of blues-based rock came mostly from Britain - correct answer ✔✔True
the television show The Monkees was a response to: - correct answer ✔✔the film A Hard Day's
Night
what did Americans believe was imminent during the early 1950's? - correct answer ✔✔A
nuclear attack
T/F: one of the influences on surf music was doo-wop - correct answer ✔✔True
T/F: the progressive rock of the late 1960's and early '70's blended elements of classical music
and rock - correct answer ✔✔True
Bing Crosby is credited with: - correct answer ✔✔Creating one of the earliest stage personas
the technique of splicing together tapes of recorded material was inspired by the work of avant-
garde art-music composers T/F - correct answer ✔✔True
what occurred that allowed regional styles a change at national radio play in the early '40's? -
correct answer ✔✔ASCAP and the national radio networks had a contract dispute over fees
Yodelling is a feature of what style of music? - correct answer ✔✔country and western
Pink Floyd was a popular act in the london psychedelic scene T/F - correct answer ✔✔true
call and response is often a feature of: - correct answer ✔✔rural blues, urban blues, and Field
hollers
