Music Listening Today Chapter 38: Popular Music since 1950 Quiz

The term salsa in Latin America music refers to a

"hot", fast style

Rhythm and blues is the music of

America's black population

One of the first rock hit songs was "Rock around the Clock" which was performed by

Bill Haley and the Cornets

A leader in the folk rock style was

Bob Dylan

Which is a feature of the rhythm is rock music?

backbeat

A favorite topic of country songs is

broken love

An important composer/performer of modern jazz was

Dave Brubeck

An important record company in the growth of rhythm and blues was

Motown Record

Country music is strongly associated with

Nashville, Tennessse

What type of music is the song "Cop Killer" likely to be?

rap

One of the changes that has taken place since 1950 in popular music is

the increased publicity both positive and negative given performers, the change from vinyl to CDs and now iPods and similar devices, the greatly increased number of companies selling records, the greatly increased buying power of teenagers (all of these choices)

After 1950 jazz became more sophisticated

true

Which is a feature of rap music?

violent messages, popularity after 1990, strong persistent rhythm, half-spoken words (all of these choices)

The fiddle used in country music is actually a slightly modified

violin

After 1950 jazz groups became larger

false

Country music uses the same three chords that traditional jazz uses

false