MUSC 171 Final Exam (weeks 5-12)
questions well answered
According to the textbook, how did Michael Jackson appeal to a wider audience on his Thriller
album? - correct answer ✔✔It found a way to reach all types of genres in early 1980s pop. He
faced the racial segregation in music and included popular white artists like Paul McCartney and
Ed Van Halen in songs. McCartney drew older audience in and Van Halen brought in rock
audiences. The music is up-tempo, bass-driven and danceable. It is a genre between funk and
rock.
The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was described in class as a concept
album, but it was also described in the textbook as a countercultural album. What were some of
its countercultural features? - correct answer ✔✔They typical audience was young rock music
fans who supported the civil rights movement and opposed the Vietnam War. Rock music was a
large part of counterculture.
- radical politics
- rock music
- long hair, beards, beads, blue jeans, "peasant"
- hippie slang
- sexual freedom
- psychedelic drugs
According to the textbook, which of the following was not a factor that drove disco and its
invasion into the Top 40? - correct answer ✔✔Actual Factors:
- Inspiration by Black popular music - Motown, funk and soul
- Rise in social dancing popularity for middle-class Americans
- New tech - synthesizers, drum machines, etc.
- Role of Hollywood film promoting musical trends
, - Economic recession in the late 1970s
What allowed music labels to compete? - correct answer ✔✔The invention of the 45 record -
one son on each side and was affordable
Who developed Top 40 radio and why was it influential? - correct answer ✔✔Todd Storz and
Gordon McLendon created top 40. It consisted of a heavy rotation of songs throughout the day
which allowed youth to listen to popular music after school.
Who is Big Joe Turner? - correct answer ✔✔He started as a jazz singer but eventually became
an R&B singer who influenced Rock
What is unique about Big Joe Turner's "Shake Rattle and Moan"? - correct answer ✔✔- Strong
back beat (2&4)
- Boogie Woogie Piano in intro
- not radio friendly - a lot of versus in a row
What is different in Bill Haley's "Shake Rattle and Roll" compared to Turner's? - correct answer
✔✔- de-sexualized lyrics
- more radio friendly - chorus comes earlier
- faster tempo
- less of a backbeat
- more of a dancing feel
- clear enunciation
- audience interation
What are some important musical elements in Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog"? - correct
answer ✔✔- irregular lengths of measures - 13, 12, 12.5, 36
questions well answered
According to the textbook, how did Michael Jackson appeal to a wider audience on his Thriller
album? - correct answer ✔✔It found a way to reach all types of genres in early 1980s pop. He
faced the racial segregation in music and included popular white artists like Paul McCartney and
Ed Van Halen in songs. McCartney drew older audience in and Van Halen brought in rock
audiences. The music is up-tempo, bass-driven and danceable. It is a genre between funk and
rock.
The Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was described in class as a concept
album, but it was also described in the textbook as a countercultural album. What were some of
its countercultural features? - correct answer ✔✔They typical audience was young rock music
fans who supported the civil rights movement and opposed the Vietnam War. Rock music was a
large part of counterculture.
- radical politics
- rock music
- long hair, beards, beads, blue jeans, "peasant"
- hippie slang
- sexual freedom
- psychedelic drugs
According to the textbook, which of the following was not a factor that drove disco and its
invasion into the Top 40? - correct answer ✔✔Actual Factors:
- Inspiration by Black popular music - Motown, funk and soul
- Rise in social dancing popularity for middle-class Americans
- New tech - synthesizers, drum machines, etc.
- Role of Hollywood film promoting musical trends
, - Economic recession in the late 1970s
What allowed music labels to compete? - correct answer ✔✔The invention of the 45 record -
one son on each side and was affordable
Who developed Top 40 radio and why was it influential? - correct answer ✔✔Todd Storz and
Gordon McLendon created top 40. It consisted of a heavy rotation of songs throughout the day
which allowed youth to listen to popular music after school.
Who is Big Joe Turner? - correct answer ✔✔He started as a jazz singer but eventually became
an R&B singer who influenced Rock
What is unique about Big Joe Turner's "Shake Rattle and Moan"? - correct answer ✔✔- Strong
back beat (2&4)
- Boogie Woogie Piano in intro
- not radio friendly - a lot of versus in a row
What is different in Bill Haley's "Shake Rattle and Roll" compared to Turner's? - correct answer
✔✔- de-sexualized lyrics
- more radio friendly - chorus comes earlier
- faster tempo
- less of a backbeat
- more of a dancing feel
- clear enunciation
- audience interation
What are some important musical elements in Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog"? - correct
answer ✔✔- irregular lengths of measures - 13, 12, 12.5, 36
