MUSC Final Exam questions well
answered graded A+ 2025/2026
One of the most influential figures in the progressive country movement who developed a
successful career as a professional songwriter in Nashville and later settled in Austin, fusing
country music with countercultural sensibilities - correct answer ✔✔Willie Nelson
Genre characterized by a dense percussion rich texture, use of "clave" rhythm, a clave-derived
bass pattern (as opposed to one marking the main beat), and repeated syncopated piano
patterns performed is known as - correct answer ✔✔Salsa
A potent mixture of Caribbean folk music and American rhythm & blues born in the
impoverished shantytowns of Kingston, Jamaica, that became popular in the United States in
1973. - correct answer ✔✔Reggae
"Back to Basics" musical reaction to the perceived artifice and pretension of corporate rock
music defined by a rebellion against authority and a deliberate rejection of middle-class values -
correct answer ✔✔Punk Rock
The most outrageous and famous British punk band of the 1970s who epitomized put rock's
rebellious energy in songs like "Anarchy for the UK" and "God Save the Queen (It's a Fascist
Regime)." - correct answer ✔✔The Sex Pistols
The Red-Headed Stranger was a concept album by which progressive country star - correct
answer ✔✔Willie Nelson
Leader of the Wailers and a national hero in his native Jamaica who was reggae's most effective
international ambassador known for songs of determination, rebellion and faith, rooted in the
Rastafarian belief system - correct answer ✔✔Bob Marley
, A genre of music which represented a back-to basics impetus, the impulse to dance. The genre
is characterized by strong, dance-oriented rhythms, catchy melodies, and call-and response
exchanges; initially targeted mostly at the urban black audience; and influenced by the
instrumentation of James Brown's hits in the late 1960s - correct answer ✔✔Funk
The popular music scene in the 1970s was marked or characterized by - correct answer ✔✔a
consolidated music industry with only a few corporations responsible for majority of record
sales
Songs from Carol King's Tapestry and Joni Mitchell's Blue are examples of - correct answer
✔✔increased harmonic complexity geared to an audience of maturing young adults
The British rock band ended the Beatles 8-year run as "Top World Group" in 1970 and was one
of the top rock bands of the 1970s. The ban released their fourth album which bore neither the
name of the album no the name of the band"... to prove that people were not buying us for the
name." - correct answer ✔✔Led Zeppelin
Which British rock band recorded the concept album "Dark Side of the Moon in 1979, exploring
themes of abandonment and personal isolation - correct answer ✔✔Pink Floyd
Pop-oriented country performer recorded songs like "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and won
the Country Music Association's award as 1975 Entertainer of the Year, but was despised by
many in the traditional audience for country music - correct answer ✔✔John Denver
A musical style, popular in the 1970s generally featuring a pounding beat; steady, medium-fast
tempo; repetitive song froms; straightforward subject matter; and a limited harmonic
vocabulary - correct answer ✔✔Bubble gum
A soft soul artist with a smooth deep voice who rose to prominence in the 1970s and led the
Love Unlimited Orchestra - correct answer ✔✔Barry White
answered graded A+ 2025/2026
One of the most influential figures in the progressive country movement who developed a
successful career as a professional songwriter in Nashville and later settled in Austin, fusing
country music with countercultural sensibilities - correct answer ✔✔Willie Nelson
Genre characterized by a dense percussion rich texture, use of "clave" rhythm, a clave-derived
bass pattern (as opposed to one marking the main beat), and repeated syncopated piano
patterns performed is known as - correct answer ✔✔Salsa
A potent mixture of Caribbean folk music and American rhythm & blues born in the
impoverished shantytowns of Kingston, Jamaica, that became popular in the United States in
1973. - correct answer ✔✔Reggae
"Back to Basics" musical reaction to the perceived artifice and pretension of corporate rock
music defined by a rebellion against authority and a deliberate rejection of middle-class values -
correct answer ✔✔Punk Rock
The most outrageous and famous British punk band of the 1970s who epitomized put rock's
rebellious energy in songs like "Anarchy for the UK" and "God Save the Queen (It's a Fascist
Regime)." - correct answer ✔✔The Sex Pistols
The Red-Headed Stranger was a concept album by which progressive country star - correct
answer ✔✔Willie Nelson
Leader of the Wailers and a national hero in his native Jamaica who was reggae's most effective
international ambassador known for songs of determination, rebellion and faith, rooted in the
Rastafarian belief system - correct answer ✔✔Bob Marley
, A genre of music which represented a back-to basics impetus, the impulse to dance. The genre
is characterized by strong, dance-oriented rhythms, catchy melodies, and call-and response
exchanges; initially targeted mostly at the urban black audience; and influenced by the
instrumentation of James Brown's hits in the late 1960s - correct answer ✔✔Funk
The popular music scene in the 1970s was marked or characterized by - correct answer ✔✔a
consolidated music industry with only a few corporations responsible for majority of record
sales
Songs from Carol King's Tapestry and Joni Mitchell's Blue are examples of - correct answer
✔✔increased harmonic complexity geared to an audience of maturing young adults
The British rock band ended the Beatles 8-year run as "Top World Group" in 1970 and was one
of the top rock bands of the 1970s. The ban released their fourth album which bore neither the
name of the album no the name of the band"... to prove that people were not buying us for the
name." - correct answer ✔✔Led Zeppelin
Which British rock band recorded the concept album "Dark Side of the Moon in 1979, exploring
themes of abandonment and personal isolation - correct answer ✔✔Pink Floyd
Pop-oriented country performer recorded songs like "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and won
the Country Music Association's award as 1975 Entertainer of the Year, but was despised by
many in the traditional audience for country music - correct answer ✔✔John Denver
A musical style, popular in the 1970s generally featuring a pounding beat; steady, medium-fast
tempo; repetitive song froms; straightforward subject matter; and a limited harmonic
vocabulary - correct answer ✔✔Bubble gum
A soft soul artist with a smooth deep voice who rose to prominence in the 1970s and led the
Love Unlimited Orchestra - correct answer ✔✔Barry White
