Msc Quizzes
Which of the following is NOT strongly associated with the piano? A) Hot Jazz B) Ragtime C) Boogie-woogie D) Stride
A) Hot Jazz
What instrument was typically featured in early Boogie-woogie music? A) Piano B) Trumpet C) Guitar D) Drums
A) Piano
Which song was based on a poem about lynchings? A) Strange Fruit B) Heartbreak Blues C) Sad Situation D) Cottontail
A) Strange Fruit
Home recording studios have made a noticeable impact in the music industry. A) True B) False
A) True
Which band was important in helping set the international stage for Rock
ABBA
Which of the following is NOT an Arena Rock band identified in the seminar six module
Aerosmith
Which of the following was NOT an aspect related to Metallica in the lecture
Androgynous
Experimental Rock is a subgenre of what other genre
Art Rock
What did John Lennon, Pete Townshend, Freddy Mercury, and David Bowie have in common
Art school
Which of the following is NOT one of the aspects that lead major record companies to attempt to control Rhythm and Blues and Rock & Roll
Artistry
What movie made "Rock Around the Clock" a hit? A) "High School Confidential" B) "The Blackboard Jungle" C) "Rebel Without a Cause" D) "East of Eden"
B) "The Blackboard Jungle"
What is an indie? A) A native musician B) A small record company C) A race car
B) A small record company
Ragtime and the Blues were the 'parents' of __________. A) Country B) Jazz C) Spirituals
B) Jazz
Which of the early Rock musicians was NOT a guitarist? A) Bill Haley B) Little Richard C) Chuck Berry D) Buddy Holly
B) Little Richard
In what part of the music would one find a bass line? A) Middle B) Lower C) Higher
B) Lower
According to the lecture, which of the following artist was NOT mentioned as crossing over into secular music? A) Sam Cooke B) Mahalia Jackson C) Aretha Franklin
B) Mahalia Jackson
Which of the following concepts was very controversial in the music industry? A) Pandora B) Napster C) Facebook D) iTunes
B) Napster
Which of the following typically does NOT feature improvisation? A) Stride B) Ragtime C) Hot Jazz D) Boogie-woogie
B) Ragtime
Who is quoted as having said "If I could find a white man who had the Negro sound and the Negro feel, I could make a billion dollars."? A) Scotty Moore B) Sam Phillips C) Alan Freed D) Tom Parker
B) Sam Phillips
Whose name is most closely associated with Gospel music? A) Ray Charles B) Thomas Dorsey C) James Brown D) Little Richard
B) Thomas Dorsey
What aspect of the Jump Blues does NOT differ from Big-band Jazz? A) Back beat B) Horn riffs C) Instrumentation
B) horn riffs
Which of the following was NOT a Gospel form identified by Michael Tanner
Band
Which timbre is NOT heard in The Times They Are-a-Changin'
Bass
Which of the following is NOT one of the fashion concepts related to Punk
Bellbottoms
Of the following, what was NOT one of the factors that led the British to dominate the music scene in the early 1960s
Better musicians
Which doesn't belong with the others? Pearl Jam Soundgarden Nirvana Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain
In Choo Choo Ch'Boogie both the piano and saxophone play over a _________ progression
Blues
Which of the following artists could NOT be categorized as a 'safe song' singer from the early sixties -Bob Dylan -Bobby Rydell -Frankie Avalon -Chubby Checker
Bob Dylan
Which of the following songs references an historical event
Buffalo Soldier
Who of the following is NOT directly associated with Elvis' career? A) Sam Phillips B) Scotty Moore C) Alan Freed D) Tom Parker
C) Alan Freed
What acronym represents those artists that put everything together on their own? A) DUI B) DSW C) DIY D) DRM
C) DIY
The chord progression in Cottontail is based on what song? A) Fascinatin' Rhythm B) Alexander's Ragtime Band C) I Got Rhythm
C) I Got Rhythm
Which of the following technical advances did NOT occur prior to 1930? A) Sound recording B) Radio C) Television D) Moving pictures
C) Television
Which of the following was NOT a rallying cry against Rock & Roll in the 1950's? A) Lyric content in the songs B) Physicality of the performers C) The long hair of the musicians D) Rock Concert behavior
C) The long hair of the performers
Which of the following is NOT true? A) digital recordings can be compressed B) digital recordings do not deteriorate C) digital recordings sound better than analog recordings D) digital recordings are easier to make
C) digital recordings sound better than analog recordings
In New Orleans, Jim Crow laws were applied to: A) Persons that were 100% black B) Persons that were 1/16 black C) Persons that were 1/8 black D) Persons that were 1/2 black
C) persons that were 1/8 black
Which of the following features a sample of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
Can You Feel It
What was the name of the Radio station located off shore in the British Isles
Caroline
Which of the following were NOT targets of the AIDS epidemic
Celibate priests and nuns
Which of the following is NOT a subgenre of heavy metal
Crash Metal
Which of the following was identified as being acoustic recording in the lecture? A) A Handful of Keys B) Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy C) In The Mood D) Muskrat Ramble
D) Muskrat Ramble
What city is credited as being a catalyst for bringing different ethnic groups together to create Jazz? A) New York B) Memphis C) Chicago D) New Orleans
D) New Orleans
Although many services help select material based on your interests which specializes in that feature? A) iTunes B) Napster C) Facebook D) Pandora
D) Pandora
Which of the following is NOT associated with MTV -racial bias -VJs -importance of the visual over the music -DJs
DJs
Which of the following is NOT an Art Rock band identified in the seminar six module
Deep Purple
The closest genre related to House is
Disco
Which style borrows the concept from Phil Spector's 'Wall of Sound'
Disco
Which of the following was identified as having an odd meter
Disposable Heroes
Which of the following was NOT a prominent Singer-Songwriter from the seventies
Donna Summer
What genre often had the name of a bird as the name of their group
Doo-wap
Which of the following is NOT a typical section found in a Big-band? A) Trombones B) Trumpets C) Rhythm D) Saxes E) Strings
E) Strings
Which of the following was NOT mentioned as contributing to globalization? A) European Union B) technology C) Berlin Wall D) capitalism E) democracy
E) democracy
Which of the following does not belong with the others? Eminem 2Pac Public Enemy Notorious Big
Eminem
Live Aid was established to raise awareness and relief for what suffering nation
Ethiopia
Album Oriented Rock could be found on ______ stations
FM
The best recordings come from home recording studios. False True
False
Which of the following songs has a connections to James Brown
Fame
Which of the following is NOT one of the guitar kings mentioned in the seminar five module
Frank Zappa
Which of the following is NOT a style that Ray Charles explored in his music -Jazz -Blues -Gospel -Funk -Country
Funk
Which of the following is NOT identified as being one of the 'artistic' concepts which inspired the Punk movement
Fusionism
Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a prominent Metal genre from the eighties
Gothic
Another name for Glam Metal is _________ Metal
Hair
Which of the following is NOT associated with Psychedelic Rock genre
Herman's Hermits
Ghettos are most closely related to which genre of music
Hip Hop
In I Wanna Hold Your Hand what vocal line was identified as creating a motif
I Can't Hide
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of Merseybeat
Instrumental solos
Based on information in the lecture, why did the Beatles stop touring
It was difficult to recreate their studio sound in a live performance
Which artist created a style that was more percussive and often utilized polyrhythm
James Brown
Which artist is credited with moving the emphasis to the downbeat
James Brown
Who hired traveling quartets to promote singing books in the early 20th century
James D. Vaughan
Which of the 'guitar kings' was not British
Jimi Hendrix
Which of the following is NOT associated with the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s
Ken Kesey
What event in the early seventies was triggered by events surrounding the Vietnam War
Kent State
Which of the following artists is noted for his combination of Rap, Country, and Rock? Eminem MC Hammer Kid Rock Garth Brooks
Kid Rock
Which of the following had the biggest and most direct impact on House, Techno, and Trance
Kraftwerk
With respect to The Rolling Stones and The Beatles which of the following is NOT true
Limited touring
Which of the following was NOT influenced by James Brown's stage persona
Little Richard
Which audio format makes it possible for audio to be easily shared over the internet? MP3 CD MBA P2P
MP3
Which artist wrote an album that Berry Gordy (motown) was reluctant to promote
Marvin Gaye
Which of the following was NOT relevant at the beginning of the 1960s
McCarthyism
Which of the following instruments is MOST closely related to synthesis
Mellotron
Which of the following bands was accused of selling out
Metallica
Which doesn't belong with the others? Moby 2Pac Eminem Notorious Big
Moby
Which of the following features musical concrete
Money
Which soul formula was the most highly successful in terms of record sales
Motown
Which of the following was NOT identified as proto-punk
New Wave
According to the lecture, what event confirmed globalization within music? international idol competitions international use of electronic instruments loss of cultural styles New Year 2000
New Year 2000
Which of the following is NOT a category of soul -Memphis -Motown -New York -Philadelphia
New York
Which of the following was NOT used by the film industry to retain its share of the market
Newsreels
Which of the following is the result of the efforts of 1 individual typically recording most if not all the tracks? Green Day Red Hot Chili Peppers Radiohead Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Which doesn't belong with the others? Madonna Lady Gaga Cher Norah Jones
Norah Jones
Which of the following songs features a Sitar as a characteristic sound
Paint It Black
Which of the following was NOT a horn band mentioned in the lecture
Parliament
Which of the following was noted for his 'cleaned up' covers of Rock & Roll songs
Pat Boone
Who is associated with the concept of the 'Wall of Sound'
Phil Spector
Which of the following is NOT a Heavy Metal band identified in the seminar six module
Pink Floyd
What was different in the U.K. than in the U.S.
Pirate radio
Which of the following is NOT associated with the music of the early 1960s
Psychedelic music
Which of the following is NOT one of the bands identified as playing Hard Rock
Public Enemy
Which of the following is NOT a proper classification of Queen
Punk Rock
Break dancing is associated with which genre
Rap
Which genre tends to have more examples of political or social emphasis in the lyric
Rap
Which of the following came from the Hip Hop culture
Rap
Which artist suggested the Gospel and Blues was almost the same thing
Ray Charles
Which of the following was NOT associated with Funk
Ray Charles
Which of the following is NOT associated with the 1980s
Reality T.V.
Which genre has its roots in Jamaica
Reggae
Which of the following is NOT influenced by Disco
Reggae
Which of the following is NOT associated with the feminist movement of the 1960s
Roe versus Wade
Which of the following was NOT associated with Motown -The Supremes -Sam and Dave -Stevie Wonder -Marvin Gaye
Sam and Dave
Gospel quartets are sometimes referred to as _______ barbershop
Sanctified
Which of the following is most closely associated with the Lilith Fair? Norah Jones Alanis Morisette Sarah McLachlan Taylor Swift
Sarah McLachlan
____________ was a style that preceded 'beat' music in the U.K.
Skiffle
Which of the following is NOT associated with the Beach Boys
Skiffle Music
Which of the following did NOT have a significant Gospel influence -Smokey Robinson -Ray Charles -Aretha Franklin
Smokey Robinson
Funk is most closely related to _______
Soul
Who was NOT one of the artists that revived Doo-wop -Billy Joel -Stevie Wonder -Huey Lewis
Stevie Wonder
Which of the following was NOT a Beatles Movie
Strawberry Fields Forever
Which of the following is NOT generally credited to having been influenced by Bob Dylan
Surf Rock
Which of the following effects was used exclusively for guitars
Talk Box
Which of the following is NOT associated with the 1960s
The Aids Epidemic
Which of the following is NOT associated with the seventies
The Aids Epidemic
Which of the following does NOT refer to how the counterculture referred to the dominant culture in the 1960s
The Association
With which group did Bob Dylan have an exchange of ideas that ended up affecting the recordings of both afterwards
The Beatles
Which of the following is NOT associated with reaction against the war in Vietnam
The Black Panther Party
What conflict is the most closely associated with the Vietnam War
The Cold War
Which of the following relies on a change of tonality to tell the story in the song
The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Which of the following was NOT a significant influence in the development of Hard Rock
The Eagles
What government program helped to initiate the boom of suburban housing
The GI Bill
Which of the following were associated with The Merry Pranksters and the 'acid tests'
The Grateful Dead
Which of the following is NOT a significant part of the "Summer of Love"
The Newport Folk Festival
Which of the following is NOT a Punk band identified in the seminar six module
The Police
Which of the following is NOT a Proto-Punk band identified in the seminar six module
The Ramones
Which of the following is NOT associated with New Wave -Flock of Seagulls -Blondie -The Ramones -Police
The Ramones
Which of the following songs became more popular once an electric version was made
The Sound of Silence
Which doesn't belong with the others? 'NSYNC Boyz II Men The Spice Girls Backstreet Boys
The Spice Girls
Which of the following was NOT an event that occurred in the eighties
The Watergate Scandal
Which of the following was NOT reinforced by 1960s television
The dismantling of The Berlin Wall
What is unusual about Dylan's form in The Times They Are-a-Changin'
The sections are not consistent in length
The Brill Building correlates to what earlier concept
Tin Pan Alley
Which of the following is NOT associated with Glam Rock
Tommy
What event helped to alert the country of the inappropriateness of segregation
WWII
Which of the following does NOT rely on the internet for the delivery of music? Rhapsody Pandora XM radio iTunes
XM radio
Which of the following is NOT associated with the Haight-Ashbury area
Yippies
The ending of Flashlight feature the vocal singing
a cappella
an approaching train would best suggest which of the following
a crescendo
walking away would best suggest which of the following
a decrescendo
A driving rain would best suggest which of the following
a fast tempo
Approaching a stop sign would best suggest which of the following
a ritardando
Opening a door to a room full of children would best suggest with of the following
a suddenly louder dynamic change
Going underwater at a community pool would best suggest which of the following
a suddenly softer dynamic change
Although the tonality of Smells Like Teen Spirit is ambiguous, it leans more towards: major minor
minor
Chain of Fools is mostly what tonality
minor
Paranoid is in a _________ tonality
minor
What dominant tonality is featured in Sunshine of Your Love
minor
The 'answer' in Disposable Heroes was reinforced by
monophony
Which is not a texture in Nice Dream? layers monophony polyphony homophony
monophony
The lyric "Hello" in Smells Like Teen Spirit serves as an example of a _________ in the song. riff chorus motif hook
motif
According to seminar six module, which of the following is NOT a theory as to the origins of Heavy Metal
nuclear power
What aspect of the yippie movement is NOT consistent with that of the hippies
peaceful resolution
The vocal section near the end of Paranoid features what texture
polyphony
What made synthesizers in the seventies more accessible than those from the sixties
presets
Who were the yuppies
rich young urbanites
Primes (such as A') are used after letter to indicate
sections that are similar but with a slight difference
What unusual instrument is NOT hear in Good Vibrations -Theremin -harpsichord -sitar -sleigh bells -jews harp
sitar
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of Heavy Metal guitar playing
skank
The vocal in Paranoid features
syncopation
To give it more energy, the chorus of The Middle features: faster tempo a polyphonic texture syncopation
syncopation
To give it contrast, the second to last verse of The Middle features: Dobro sax string section synthesizer
synthesizer
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of Heavy Metal as discussed in the seminar six module
synthesizers
What makes an artist classified as MOR
taking fewer chances
The ______ changes between the verse and chorus in Walk This Way
tempo Got wrong (not meter or dynamics)
In Smells Like Teen Spirit, what changes the most frequently? tonality timbre texture rhythm
texture
Which of the following is NOT associated with the counterculure of the 1960s
the 'Beat' generation
Besides once in the beginning, Disposable Heroes features three contrasting grooves primarily controlled by
the backbeat
What adds to the dramatic element of White Rabbit
the vocal gets higher
Which of the following was NOT an aspect of feminism in the seventies
third wave
How many guitars are playing at the end of Walk This Way
three
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the Hip Hop culture
toasting
In an acoustic setting, which of the following instruments would generally be the loudest
trombone
In an acoustic setting which of the following would generally be the softest
violin
Which of the following does not change in Roundabout
virtuosity
Which of the following was NOT an innovation of the Beatles
virtuoso guitar techniques
Which of the following was NOT a song associated with fay rights from the seventies
"Dancing Queen"
Which of the following was NOT a song that dealt with environmental issues? "Too Much" "Aerials" "Another Way To Die" "Green Light"
"Green Light"
Which of the following is NOT associated with the Psychedelic Rock genre
"Handsome Johnny"
Which of the following songs is a reference to the world's ecology
"Mercy Mercy Me"
Which of the following was NOT a feminist song from the seventies
"No Woman, No Cry"
Which of the following does NOT claim to be something other than what has been suggested by others? "Puff the Magic Dragon" "Sixty Minute Man" "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" "Eight Miles High"
"Sixty Minute Man"
Which of the following is NOT a merger of Rap and another style -"Rapture" -"Walk This Way" -"The Message"
"The Message"
Which of the following songs was not a victim of censorship? "God Save the Queen" "Street fighting Man" "The Message" "Ohio"
"The Message"
Which of the following songs was NOT an anti-war song
"White Rabbit"
Which song was recorded just before the artist's death
(Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay
Which of the following is NOT true MP3s have replaced CDs MP3s make it easier for piracy MP3s have resulted in reduced recording profits MP3s have resulted in fewer record stores
(got wrong) [not "MP3s have resulted in reduced recording profits"] Guess: MP3s have replaced CDs
Match with respect to Bob Dylan 1. Peter Paul and Mary 2. Joan Baez 3. Going electric 4. The Byrds
1. "Blowin' in the Wind" 2. Civil Rights activism 3. Newport Folk Festival 4. "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Make the connections: "Hot Jazz", Stride 1. Louis Armstrong 2. Fats' Waller
1. "Hot Jazz" 2. Stride
Match the following: Alternative, Merging, Metamorphosis 1. College Rock 2. Electronica 3. Funk Metal 4. Industrial Rock 5. Jangle Pop 6. Post Rock 7. Rapcore
1. Alternative 2. Metamorphosis 3. Merging 4. Alternative 5. Alternative 6. Metamorphosis 7. Merging
Match the song with the artist 1. "Chain of Fools" 2. "What'd I Say?" 3. "Papas Got a Brand New Bag" 4. "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay"
1. Aretha Franklin 2. Ray Charles 3. James Brown 4. Otis Redding
Make the connections 1. Pink Floyd 2. Frank Zappa 3. The Sex Pistols 4. Iron Maiden 5. Elton John 6. Boston
1. Art Rock 2. Experimental Rock 3. Punk Rock 4. Heavy Metal 5. Glam Rock 6. Arena Rock
Match the following: Bakersfield Sound, Nashville Sound 1. Buck Owens 2. Charlie Pride 3. Glen Campbell 4. Merle Haggard 5. Patsy Kline
1. Bakersfield Sound 2. Nashville Sound 3. Nashville Sound 4. Bakersfield Sound 5. Nashville Sound
Match the song with the band 1. "Love Me Do" 2. "There's a Kind of Rush" 3. "Paint It Black" 4. "Glad All Over"
1. Beatles 2. Herman's Hermits 3. The Rolling Stones 4. The Dave Clark Five
Match the following: Big Yellow Taxi, Brother Louie, Don't Stop Me Now, I Will Survive, Love to Love You Baby, Ohio, Ziggy Stardust 1. environment 2. feminism 3. homosexuality 4. Kent State 5. outer space 6. racial discrimination 7. sexuality
1. Big Yellow Taxi 2. I Will Survive 3. Don't Stop Me Now 4. Ohio 5. Ziggy Stardust 6. Brother Louie 7. Love to Love You Baby
Match the following 1. Manager 2. Recording Engineer
1. Brian Epstein 2. George Martin
1. McCartney 2. The Beatles 3. Mick Jagger
1. Brian Wilson 2. Bob Dylan 3. James Brown
1. Country Rock 2. Southern Rock 3. Outlaw Country
1. Creedance Clearwater Revival 2. 38 Special 3. Waylon Jennings
Match the artists with their influencers: Buddy Holly, Elvis, Little Richard 1. Buddy Holly 2. James Brown 3. Beatles
1. Elvis 2. Little Richard 3. Buddy Holly
Make the connections: Gothic Rock, Emo, Metalcore, Lo-fi 1. Jimmy Eat World 2. Avenged Sevenfold 3. Bauhaus 4. Guided by Voices
1. Emo 2. Metalcore 3. Gothic Rock 4. Lo-fi
1. Album Orient Rock 2. The Brill Building 3. What sixties group had a dual connection to MTV
1. FM 2. Tin Pan Alley 3. The Monkees
1. __________ is what makes a Blues scale different from a typical European scale. 2. ________ is what gives Ragtime its name 3. __________ exists when an artist is making it up as the song is being played
1. Flattened notes 2. syncopation 3. improvisation
Match the following: Radiohead, Lilith Fair, Kyoto Protocol, Auto-Tune, Frank Zappa 1. Censorship 2. Feminism 3. Environment 4. Cher 5. pay what you want
1. Frank Zappa 2. Lilith Fair 3. Kyoto Protocol 4. Auto-Tune 5. Radiohead
Match the style with the beat emphasis 1. one 2. one two three and four 3. two and four
1. Funk 2. Disco 3. Soul
Match the following: Ramones, Arena Rock, Velvet Underground, Glam Rock 1. David Bowie 2. Queen 3. Proto-Punk 4. Punk
1. Glam Rock 2. Arena Rock 3. Velvet Underground 4. Ramones
1. James Brown 2. Smokey Robinson 3. Aretha Franklin 4. Gladys Knight
1. Godfather of Soul 2. Miracles 3. Queen of Soul 4. Pips
1. Bob Seger 2. Billy Joel 3. Alabama
1. Heartland Rock 2. Singer-Songwriter 3. Country Rock
Match the following musical characteristics 1. technical proficiency 2. androgynous 3. stripped down rock
1. Heavy Metal 2. Glam Rock 3. Punk
Match the following: Heavy Metal, Punk 1. lower tuning 2. piercing 3. spiky hair 4. stripped down Rock 5. sweep picking 6. tapping 7. technical playing
1. Heavy Metal 2. Punk 3. Punk 4. Punk 5. Heavy Metal 6. Heavy Metal 7. Heavy Metal
Match the concepts: Hot Jazz, Swing 1. More improvisation. 2. accented syncopation 3.smaller instruments 4. 2-beat 5. 4-beat 6. louder dynamic
1. Hot Jazz 2. Swing 3. Hot Jazz 4. Hot Jazz 5. Swing 6. Swing
Match the following with the location most associated with that genre's beginning 1. Chicago 2. Detroit 3. New York (South Bronx)
1. House 2. Techno 3. Rap
1. British Invasion 2. Pirate Radio 3. what did John Lennon and Pete Townshend have in common 4. the genre that had the most direct influence on Mersey beat
1. International 2. Caroline 3. they both attended art school 4. skiffle
Match the following alternative sub-genres with the artist: 1. R.E.M. 2. Sonic Youth 3. Nine Inch Nails 4. Alice in Chains 5. Uncle Tupelo's
1. Jangle Pop 2. Noise Rock 3. Industrial 4. Metal 5. Country
Match the guitar king with the group 1. Led Zeppelin 2. The Experience 3. The Yardbirds
1. Jimmy Page 2. Jimi Hendrix 3. Eric Clapton
1. Chuck Berry 2. Elvis 3. Blackboard Jungle 4. Muddy Waters 5. Buddy Holly 6. Little Richard
1. Keith Richards 2. Sam Philips 3. Rock Around the Clock 4. Mick Jagger 5. The Beatles 6. James Brown
Match the writers 1. The Beatles 2. The Rolling Stones
1. Lennon/McCartney 2. Richard/Jagger
Match the following 1. Material World 2. Whip It 3. Rapture 4. Kiss 5. Hit Me with Your Best Shot
1. Madonna 2. Devo 3. Blondie 4. Prince 5. Pat Benatar
Match the following: Mainstream, Revival 1. Country 2. Garage Rock 3. Hip Hop 4. Singer-Songwriter 5. Ska
1. Mainstream 2. Revival 3. Mainstream 4. Mainstream 5. Revival
Match the following 1. Disposable Heroes 2. Piano Man 3. Thriller 4. The Devil Went Down to Georgia
1. Metallica 2. Billy Joel 3. Michael Jackson 4. Charlie Daniels
Make the connections 1. Woodstock 2. Monterey Pop Festival
1. New York 2. California
1. 2Pac 2. Eminem 3. Gothic Rock 4. Grunge 5. Kid Rock 6. Nine Inch Nails
1. Notorious B.I.G. 2. 8 Mile 3. Alice Cooper 4. Seattle 5. Rock Country Rap 6. Trent Reznor
Match the following: Outlaw Country, Country Rock, Southern Rock 1. Willie Nelson 2. Lynyrd Skynyrd 3. The Eagles
1. Outlaw Country 2. Southern Rock 3. Country Rock
1. Blowing in the Wind 2. Mr. Tambourine Man 3. Newport Folk Festival 4. The Weavers 5. This Land Is Your Land
1. Peter Paul and Mary 2. The Byrds 3. Bob Dylan 4. Pete Seeger 5. Woodie Guthrie
Match the following 1. Siouxsie and the Banshees 2. Culture Club 3. Devo 4. U2
1. Post-Punk 2. New Wave 3. New Wave 4. Post-Punk
1. Hip Hop 2. House 3. Techno
1. Rap 2. Disco 3. The Belleville Three
Match the artist with the genre 1. Blues-based 2. Motown 3. Stax
1. Ray Charles 2. Smokey Robinson 3. Otis Redding
1. Alan Freed 2. Jack Kerouac 3. Joseph McCarthy
1. Rock and Roll 2. The Beat Movement 3. The Red Scare
1. Andrew Loong Oldham 2. Brian Epstein 3. double-tracking 4. Help 5. Lennon/McCartney 6. Paint It Black 7. Richard/Jagger 8. The Quarrymen 9 'bad boy'
1. Rolling Stones 2. The Beatles 3. The Beatles 4. The Beatles 5. The Beatles 6. Rolling Stones 7. Rolling Stones 8. The Beatles 9. Rolling Stones
Match the personality with the company 1. Otis Redding 2. Berry Gordy
1. Stax 2. Motown
Match the song with the artist 1. "Fingertips2" 2. "Baby Love" 3. "ABC" 4. "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
1. Stevie Wonder 2. Supremes 3. The Jackson Five 4. The Temptations
Make the connections: Stride, Boogie-Woogie 1. Ragtime 2. Piano becomes a band
1. Stride 2. Boogie-woogie
Match the following: Chicago, Hip Hop, Rave, Techno, Trance 1. Belleville Three 2. Detroit 3. Drug induced 4. House 5. hypnotic 6. New York 7. Rap
1. Techno 2. Techno 3. Rave 4. Chicago 5. Trance 6. Hip Hop 7. Hip Hop
Match the following: That'll Be The Day, Rock Around the Clock 1. separate chorus and verse 2. combined chorus and verse
1. That'll Be The Day 2. Rock Around the Clock
Make the connections 1. Ed Sullivan 2. Andrew Loong Oldham 3. James Brown
1. The Beatles 2. The Rolling Stones 3. Mick Jagger
1. counterculture 2. hippies 3. MKULTRA 4. Summer of Love
1. The New Left 2. The Human Be-in 3. CIA 4. Monterey Pops Festival
Make the connections 1. Peter Seger 2. Bob Dylan 3. Betty Friedan 4. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
1. The Weavers 2. Woodie Guthrie 3. NOW 4. civil rights
Match the following: compilation albums, Ethiopia, me generation, Mellotron, portable audio, Thriller 1. Compact Discs 2. Live Aid 3. mix tapes 4. sampling 5. Walkman 6. Yuppies
1. Thriller 2. Ethiopia 3. compilation albums 4. Mellotron 5. portable audio 6. me generation
Make the connections 1. "Turn on, tune in and drop out" 2. 'acid tests' 3. "What's Going On"
1. Timothy Leary 2. Ken Kesey 3. Marvin Gaye
Make the connections 1. hypnotic repetition 2. mostly instrumental 3. more vocal oriented 4. drug induced
1. Trance 2. Techno 3. House 4. Rave
1. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 2. Students for a Democratic Society 3. The Cold War 4. The Establishment
1. Vietnam 2. Vietnam 3. Vietnam 4. Big Brother
Make the connections 1. art driven 2. Tin Pan Alley 3. money driven 4. itinerant Blues 5. MOR
1. alternative 2. mainstream 3. mainstream 4. alternative 5. mainstream
Match the following relating to Rockabilly influences: back beat, walking bass, shuffle rhythm, vocal stylization, rhythm section, twanging guitar 1. Gospel 2. Swing 3. Hot Jazz 4. Boogie-woogie 5. Field Holler 6. Country
1. back beat 2. walking bass 3. rhythm section 4. shuffle rhythm 5. vocal stylization 6. twanging guitar
1. Betty Friedman 2. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 3. Nation Organization of Women 4. Respect 5. The Black Panther Party 6. The Pill
1. feminism 2. Civil rights movement 3. feminism 4. feminism 5. Civil rights movement 6. feminism
match the following: guitar, voice 1. Skank 2. Talk box 3. Toasting 4. Vocoder
1. guitar 2. guitar 3. voice 4. voice
Match the following: audio compression, globalization, home recording studio, internet promotion, Napster, recommender system, social media 1. DIY 2. In Rainbows 3. MP3 4. New Year 2000 5. P2P 6. Pandora 7. word of mouth
1. home recording studio 2. internet promotion 3. audio compression 4. globalization 5. Napster 6. recommender system 7. social media
1. The Doors 2. The Grateful Dead 3. The Who
1. organ 2. Bluegrass 3. Rock Opera
Match the following: First Amendment, global warming, pitch correction, Sarah McLachlan 1. Auto-Tune 2. Kyoto protocol 3. Lilith Fair 4. Censorship
1. pitch correction 2. global warming 3. Sarah McLachlan 4. First Amendment
Make the connections 1. The Who 2. Grateful Dead
1. power trio 2. Bluegrass
Match the following as they apply to Disco: unlikely association, predecessor, wall of sound 1. TSOP 2. multiple tracks 3. Kiss
1. predecessor 2. wall of sound 3. unlikely association
1. Chubby Checker 2. Beach Boys 3. Phil Spector 4. James Brown
1. safe songs 2. concept album 3. Wall of Sound 4. polyrhythms
Match the following: Beatboxing, Dub, Hip Hop, rap, Scratching 1. back-cueing 2. break beat 3. break dancing 4. ghettos 5. Graffiti 6. toasting 7. vocal percussion
1. scratching 2. Dub 3. Hip Hop 4. Hip Hop 5. Hip Hop 6. rap 7. beatboxing
Match the following: Disco, Reggae, singer songwriter, Funk 1. James Taylor 2. Rick James 3. Bee Gees 4. Bob Marley
1. singer songwriter 2. Funk 3. Disco 4. Reggae
Make the connections 1. The invention that made it possible for the youth to listen to music of their choosing 2. The invention that stole some of the glory, as well as revenue from the film industry in the 1950s
1. the transistor 2. television
Match the following with respect to That'll Be The Day: verse, chorus 1. faster harmonic progression 2. slower harmonic progression
1. verse 2. chorus
Match with respect to Walk This Way 1. Run DMC 2. Aerosmith
1. verse 2. chorus
With respect to Rock Around the Clock, match the following: verse, chorus 1. more disjunct 2. more conjunct
1. verse 2. chorus
With respect to Good Vibrations, match the following 1. minor 2. major 3. thinner texture 4. thicker texture
1. verse 2. chorus 3. verse 4. chorus
Which of the following designations would best represent a song made from just verses
A A A
A verse within the Blues has what characteristic form
A A B
Which of the following designations would best represent a verse / chorus structure
A A B
Which of the following designations would best represent a verse / chorus / bridge structure
A B C
What did Elvis and the Beatles have in common?
A manager that aggressively promoted them
Which of the following was NOT a Rockabilly performer? A) Buddy Holly B) Elvis Presley C) Jerry Lee Lewis
A) Buddy Holly
Which of these songs is NOT one that is considered to be the first Rock & Roll song? A) Choo Choo Ch'Boogie B) Rocket 88 C) Rock Around the Clock D) That's All Right (Mama)
A) Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
While many white musicians appropriated Rhythm and Blues to help create Rock & Roll, what African American musician did the same by appropriating Country? A) Chuck Berry B) Big Joe Turner C) Little Richards D) Louis Jordan
A) Chuck Berry
Which of the following is a vocal concept
beatboxing
Which of the following does NOT create continuity in the chorus of Disposable Heroes -the hook -motif -chromatic guitar line -call and response
call and response
Which of the following does NOT create continuity in the guitar solo from Disposable Heroes -changes in groove -change in timbre -repeated melodic ideas -harmonic progression
change in timbre
In Choo Choo Ch'Boogie, the ___________ features the 'hook'
chorus
The harmonic progression of I Wanna Hold Your Hand is faster in the
chorus
According to the seminar seven module, what technology created a financial opportunity for record companies
compact discs
A later version of a song is called a
cover
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of sampling
creating sounds from electronic sources
Nice Dream is unusual because it begins with: distortion feedback dissonance polyphony
dissonance
Nice Dreams changes the 'dream' by adding a section near the end that features: disjunct melodies conjunct melodies consonance dissonance
dissonance
The Middle has several ____________ contrasts that help give it a more dramatic effect. rhythm dynamic melodic timbre
dynamic
In the Beat It analysis, Jackson's interjections were compared to
field holler
Which of the following is NOT a way that continuity is created in Beat It -guitar hook -vocal hook -guitar solo -guitar groove
guitar solo
Unusual for Swing, Cottontail features what texture almost exclusively? A) monophony B) homophony C) polyphony
homophony
What did the Stax and Motown recording systems have in common
in house rhythm sections
The main 'hook' in Paranoid is in the
instrumental
According to Scaruffi, another contribution of the British Invasion was that it made American Rock and Roll more:
international
Which of the following was NOT true with respect to tape recorders
it dramatically boosted recording sales
What is unusual about the harmonic progression of Chain of Fools
it only has subtle changes within one chord
Most of the texture in Flashlight are a result of
layering
The thicker texture at the beginning of Beat It is created through
layering
The tonality in White Rabbit is
major
What dominant tonality is featured in The Times They Are-a-Changin'
major
What is the nickname for the seventies
me generation