Music Exam #3
In 1962, the Beatles shared a London performance with
Little richard
Punk began in America in
New York
Disco was a commercial ___ music
Dance
The beguine is a
Dance
Motown was based in which of the following cities ?
Detroit
An internet based software program providing means for fans to share and swap music is
Napster
Which of the following was a Latin performer who led a big band?
Xavier Cugat
The bomba is which of the following ?
A couple dance
Which of the following genres is named after the drug LSD, and attempts to create non-musical sensations?
Acid rock or psychedelic rock
Which of the following is least easy to define ?
Alternative country
The tango came from
Argentina
Which of the following Latin areas is LEAST influential in North American popular music today?
Argentina
Which of the following is least connected to the political world?
Bluegrass
Which of the following most promotes traditional country music values?
Bluegrass
The samba is sometimes called the national dance of
Brazil
Which of the following rock and roll stars was a successful song writer and an outstanding guitarist?
Chuck berry
An accordion dominates the sound of which of the following ?
Conjunto
When Latin rhythms merge with bebop, this style is called
Cu-bop
The habanera is a dance from
Cuba
Tom Dooley exemplified
Emerging ties between folk and country music
Woody Guthrie's " this land is your land " was written in response to which of the following songs that he greatly disliked?
God bless america
Which of the following is not a type of drum
Guiro
Which is true regarding Bob Dylan?
He inspired other folk musicians to write original songs
Which is not true regarding Tito Puente?
He was a Mexican descent
Which of the following genres was most inspired by led Zeppelin?
Heavy metal
Which is a common criticism regarding Motown?
It moved away from traditional black styles
Reggae music originated in
Jamaica
Which of the following was not an important soul singer?
Joni hendrix
Which of following does not reflect African influences ?
Mariachi
The doo-wop background vocal group was part of which sound ?
Motown
Which of the following was least influential on the development of rap?
Motown
Which of the following genres chronologically followed punk, adopted some of punks stage movements, but was less political?
New wave
The weavers, founded by Pete Seeger, were dedicated to
Preserving the political-activist folk music tradition
The purpose of digital rights management [DRM] system is to
Prevent music from being played on unauthorized devices
Which of the following is most associated with dramatic light shows, fog machines and extreme amplification?
Psychedelic rock
Which of the following genres viewed performance as art, and had many art students among its proponents ?
Punk
Which of the following is not a term associated with electronic dance music ?
Punk
Rapidly spoken words accompanied by funk style rhythms is characteristic of
Rap
One of the first black musicians to become technically adept with studio recording technology was
Ray charles
Which of the following performers added highly secular lyrics to a gospel tune to create the hit I got a woman?
Ray charles
Reggae is most closely related to which of the following ?
Rhythm and blues
Which of the following Latin dance forms is currently also a general term for all African-Latin popular music?
Salsa
Boss's nova is derived from
Samba
Which of the following was a movie that helped stimulate the success of disco ?
Saturday night fever
Country lyrics are usually not about protest, but focus instead on
Social commentary
Which of the following categories replaced rhythm and blues on billboard in
Soul
The first Latin rhythm to impact American pop music was
Tango
Early rock and roll bands resembled jazz more than country in terms of their inclusion of
The saxophone
The beach boys became famous singing about the challenges of
The surf
Groups such as the weavers were forced to perform at venues such as college campuses because
They were free to express their political views there
Cole Porters begin the beguine is an example of
Tin Pan Alley's acceptance of Latin-inspired rythms
Which of the following is most associated with mambo?
Tito Puente
Which of the following had the most significant impact of the development of the rap?
Toasting
Santeria is a religion rooted in _____ practices
West African