Chapter 7

A bajo sexto is a: A. Mexican 12-string guitar B. Mexican accordion C. guitar ensemble D. accordion ensemble

A

In Native American music the flute was used to accompany __________ songs. A. love B. war C. spirit D. none of these

A

Mestizo music was often derived from Spanish tunes and words with: A. native dances B. native songs and dances C. native songs D. popular songs

A

The nationality of bossa-nova is: A. Brazilian B. Mexican C. Peruvian D. Cuban

A

The native cultures of Mexico and South America adopted the cultural traditions of: A. Europeans B. Africans C. other South Americans D. Asians

A

Vocables were used to: A. convey a mood B. hunt wild game C. instruct warriors D. corral horses

A

__________ contribute to preserving the Indian culture today. A. pow wows B. teepees C. record sales D. television programs

A

During the 19th and early 20th centuries more than __________ Europeans emigrated to the US. A. 10 million B. 35 million C. 500,000 D. 1 million

B

Latin American music of African derivation can be found in: A. Mexico B. the Caribbean Islands C. Africa D. Spain

B

Native American music is marked by: A. much similarity B. tremendous diversity C. refined instrumentation D. none of these

B

Native American music usually contains no: A. melody B. harmony C. bass D. rhythm

B

The __________ was added in the 1920's, and is now an integral part of Cajun music. A. mandolin B. accordion C. fiddle D. drum

B

Where do the samba, bossa-nova, and lambada come from?

Brazil

From the early 16th century on, the musical life of South American natives was dominated by the: A. Protestant church B. Aztec beliefs C. Roman Catholic Church D. native religions

C

Mestizo people are of __________ ancestry. A. Latin American Indian B. Spanish C. mixed Indian and Spanish D. none of these

C

Reggae music is from: A. Spain B. Africa C. the Caribbean D. South America

C

Tex-Mex is a Mexican based: A. guitar style B. food seasoning C. dance music D. love song

C

__________ was considered the king of zydeco music. A. Rockin' Dopsie B. Blue Lou C. Clifton Chenier D. Buckwheat Zydeco

C

What is the ethnic difference between Cajun and zydeco?

Cajun is the music of those of white French heritage. Zydeco is the music of those of mixed French and black heritage

Where do the rumba and salsa come from?

Cuba

Jamaican style R&B is known as: A. soul B. R&B C. salsa D. ska

D

Knowledge of Native American cultures has come from: A. anthropology B. stories from "the old people" C. findings of ethnologists D. all of these

D

Much Native American music was designed to achieve: A. good health B. a successful hunt C. contact with the spirit world D. all of these

D

Native American drum rhythms were usually: A. in odd meters B. very elaborate C. polyrhythmic D. very simple

D

Reggae had connections with: A. Rastafarianism B. black nationalism C. social reform D. all of these

D

Since the earliest days, the __________ has been the main instrument in Cajun dance music. A. mandolin B. drum C. flute D. fiddle

D

Chromaticism is common in Latin American folk and popular music.

False

Incas of Peru incorporated African traditions into their indigenous music.

False

Latin American folk melodies are extensive in range.

False

Most of the old Native American songs have fortunately been retained.

False

Much American pop music has been influenced by Native American music.

False

Much Native American music has been written down.

False

Native American music has played a significant role in the development of music in American society as a whole.

False

Native American music is based on performance practices similar to those of European-based music.

False

Native American music was often performed purely for concert pleasure.

False

Native Americans seldom had music composed deliberately for recreation.

False

South American Indians were very resistant to the musical culture brought by the missionaries.

False

By the late 19th century the American recording industry began making recordings in the native languages of immigrants.

True

Most immigrant groups hold on to parts of their songs and dances, but often in modified forms.

True

Much Latin American and Caribbean music often has a strong rhythmic pulse.

True

Natives were employed as church musicians.

True

Our jazz and popular music is greatly influenced by the rhythms and spirit of Latin American music.

True

Salsa came from Cuban and Puerto Rican musicians in New York City.

True

We know more about indigenous cultures of the US and Canada than we do of Latin America.

True

World music can be found within US boundaries.

True

ranchera

a Tex-Mex country western song

pentatonic

a five note scale

charango

a mandolin type instrument

conjunto

a musical combo

corrido

a traditional Tex-Mex ballad

rub board

a zydeco percussion instrument

vocables

nonsense words

Name three of the most common types of Native American instruments.

possible answers include drums, rattles, tambourines, bells, percussion instruments

Name three types of American ethnic music.

possible answers include reggae, Latino, Tex-Mex, mariachi, Cajun, Klezmer

Name one of the most common Native American wind instruments.

possible answers include vertical flute, whistle, panpipe

Name the four types of Latin-based or Hispanic music.

salsa, bossa-nova, Tex-Mex, mariachi

What was the inspiration for many recreational Native American songs?

songs borrowed from other peoples or Christians, songs received in dreams or visions

Name the three factors that gave a boost to the commercialization of reggae.

the popular film "The Harder They Come", the development of the Jamaican recording industry and distribution system, the rise to international stardom of Bob Marley

Mariachi

traditional Mexican folk music

Name the three categories of native Latin American instruments.

wind instruments or aerophones, percussion instruments or idiophones and membranophones, string instruments or chordophones