Music Midterm

Professor Pidi

Midterm

Multiple Choice (1.5 pts each)

1. The organization of sound with a beginning and an end;

a. Rhythm

b. Music

c. Melody

d. Harmony

2. In order for a musical sound to be produced, the sound must be initiated by a;

a. Musical instrument

b. Medium

c. Vibrating Source

d. Receiver

3. The father of jazz music is

a. Pete Seeger

b. Huddy Leadbetter

c. John Lennon

d. Louis Armstrong

4. Underground (illegal) clubs featuring jazz music and booze during the prohibition

a. SpeakEasy

b. BoogieWoogie

c. Bebop

d. Saloon

5. The final performance in the Beatles’ career was the

a. Ed Sullivan Show

b. Rooftop Concert

c. Vans Warped Tour

d. Lalapalooza

6. An Indian percussion instrument that changes pitch according to the amount of pressure applied

a. Tabla Drum

b. Bongo Drum

c. Mbira

d. Xylophone

7. Reason for Pete Seeger’s blacklisting

a. The Red Scare

b. WWII

c. 9/11

d. Vietnam War

8. Early pop music written and performed by white people in black face

a. Vaudeville Show

b. Jazz Big Band

c. Work Song

d. Minstrel Show

9. Pete Seeger’s instrument of choice;

a. Guitar

b. Banjo

c. Mandolin

d. Accordion

10. Latin music is best characterized by its use of;

a. Rhythm

b. Harmony

c. Melody

d. Double Bass

11. A melody that uses small intervals between pitches can be described as

a. Disjunct

b. Harmonic

c. Conjunct

d. Staccato

12. Cuban dance form/rhythm made famous in the U.S. in the 1950s

a. Tango

b. ChaCha

c. Mambo

d. Macarena

13. Railroad songs and sea shanties are examples of

a. Protest songs

b. Love songs

c. Work songs

d. Children’s songs

14. The term used for accepting money in exchange for featuring an artists music on the radio.

a. Payola

b. PayPal

c. Gambling

d. PayPerView

15. Member of the Beatles who is actually thought to have died in a car crash in 1967

a. John Lennon

b. Paul McCartney

c. George Harrison

d. Ringo Starr

16. Venue for the Weavers’ sold out 1980 reunion concert (uncharacteristic of folk music)

a. Carnegie Hall

b. Alice Tully Hall

c. Madison Square Garden

d. Coachella

17. Singing technique used in Native American Music

a. Soprano

b. Vocables

c. Raga

d. Opera

18. The typical rhythm section in the jazz combo includes;

a. Violin, viola, cello

b. Piano, Bass, Drums

c. Guitar, Bass, Vocals

d. Trumpet, Sax, Trombone

19. A highly virtuosic style of jazz developed by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker

a. Swing

b. Bebop

c. Reggae

d. Big Band

20. Folk music is learned from

a. Oral Tradition

b. Sight Reading

c. MIDI

d. Guitar Hero

21. African instrument made from metal reeds, played by applying pressure to each reed

a. Sitar

b. Mbira

c. Tabla

d. Celesta

22. Argentinian form danced in pairs

a. Tango

b. Mambo

c. Breakdancing

d. Waltz

23. Motown Records was established in which city?

a. New Orleans

b. New York

c. Los Angeles

d. Detroit

24. Known as the father of R&B music

a. Ringo Starr

b. B.B. King

c. Louis Armstrong

d. Dizzy Gillespie

25. Which of the following was a contribution to the jazz genre by Armstrong?

a. Scat Singing

b. Lining Out

c. Oral Tradition

d. Tone Bending

26. The Weavers, Bob Dylan, and The Almanac Singers were artists in the _________genre

a. Jazz

b. Rock and Roll

c. Folk

d. Gamelan

27. The common structure of blues music is

a. I-IV-V progression

b. Rondo Form

c. Strophic Form

d. Improvisation

28. The area of New York city where producers, songwriters, and record executives congregated starting in the 1920s

a. Hell’s Kitchen

b. Tin Pan Alley

c. West Village

d. Queens

29. Genre that includes drama, singing, dancing and scenery

a. Broadway Musical

b. Gamelan Music

c. Klezmer

d. Jazz

30. Song writen by the Beatles inspired by an English orphanage that included over 25 layered tracks and diverse instrumentation.

a. Come Together

b. Penny Lane

c. I Wanna Hold Your Hand

d. Strawberry Fields Forever

31. A melody with large skips between pitches can be described as

a. Conjunct

b. Ostinato

c. Harmony

d. Disjunct

32. Blues music that added a rhythm section and electric guitar was known as

a. Bebop

b. Rhythm and Blues

c. Jazz

d. Klezmer

33. The father of Rock and Roll

a. Elivis Presley

b. Charlie Parker

c. George Harrison

d. Chuck Berry

34. A musical texture characterized by ONE melodic line WITHOUT accompaniment

a. Monophony

b. Polyphony

c. Homophony

d. A cappella

35. Prolific Indian musician who taught George Harrison how to play a certain Indian string instrument

a. John Lennon

b. Ravi Shenkar

c. Yo-Yo Ma

d. Bob Marley

36. Indian plucked string instrument, made popular in the U.S. by George Harrison

a. Guitar

b. Mandolin

c. Tabla

d. Sitar

37. Popular television show that featured the Beatles, Elvis, and other rock artists

a. Ed Sullivan Show

b. Johnny Carson Show

c. Saturday Night Live

d. Sesame Street

38. The most popular instrument family in African Music is the

a. String family

b. Percussion family

c. Woodwind Family

d. Brass family

39. Genre of music recorded and distributed by Motown Records

a. Jazz

b. Blues

c. Soul

d. Rock

40. Style of rock and roll infused with Indian influence

a. Metal

b. Jam Band

c. RagaRock

d. Indie

41. True or False: Pete Seeger wrote a method book on how to play the banjo

a. True

b. False

42. The birthplace of jazz

a. Detroit, MI

b. New York, NY

c. St. Louis, MO

d. New Orleans, LA

43. Solo, cost-effective piano jazz genre used during the depression

a. Bebop

b. BoogieWoogie

c. Soul

d. Blues

44. Japanese plucked-stringed instrument with 3 strings

a. Guitar

b. Ukulele

c. Shamisen

d. Banjo

45. Genre of music played by Jewish immigrants influenced by Eastern European folk music

a. Gamelan

b. Reggae

c. Klezmer

d. Hip Hop

46. The founder of Motown Records

a. Pete Seeger

b. John Legend

c. Aretha Franklin

d. Berry Gordy

47. Celebration and flowering of African American arts, music, etc during the 1920s

a. Harlem Renaissance

b. Chicago Celebration

c. British Invasion

d. Speak Easy

48. True or False: Non-western tonal systems include less notes (pitches) than that of western music.

a. True

b. False

49. Star of “The Jazz Singer”

a. Louis Armstrong

b. Pete Seeger

c. Al Jolson

d. Charlie Parker

50. Jazz musician who extended the “2 bar break” into the extended solo

a. George Harrison

b. Dizzy Gillespie

c. Paul Simon

d. Louis Armstrong

51. Early folk group blacklisted from television and radio featuring Pete Seeger.

a. The Weavers

b. The Beatles

c. The Strokes

d. The Temptations

52. Credited as the first Rock and Roll DJ; Career was derailed due to payola dealings

a. Mike Francesa

b. Alan Freed

c. Elvis Presley

d. Pete Seeger

53. First American pop songwriter who wrote “Swanee” and “Beautiful Dreamer>’

a. Stephen Foster

b. John Lennon

c. Charlie Parker

d. Huddie Leadbetter

54. The first film with sound was

a. Strangers on a Train

b. The Jazz Singer

c. The Blues Brothers

d. Nosferatu

55. Japanese theater genre

a. Kabuki

b. Shamisen

c. Koto

d. Tabla

56. Genre best characterized by rhythmic accents played on the off beat usually by the piano or guitar (think Bob Marley)

a. Blues

b. Reggae

c. Mambo

d. R&B

57. Due to the 22 note tonal system in Indian music, emphasis is placed on

a. Harmony

b. Rhythm

c. Shredding

d. Melody

58. This region is the home of Gamelan music

a. Eastern Europe

b. Indonesia

c. Japan

d. Africa

59. Immediate composition in performance; Spontaneous creation of fresh musical ideas

a. Lining out

b. Harmony

c. Articulation

d. Improvisation

60. Subgenre of swing music written for dancing; minimal improvisation involved

a. Hot Swing

b. Sweet Swing

Short Answer (5 pts each)

1. Describe the typical 32 bar jazz form. (You can write in list form)

2. Describe the difference between the Western and Non-Western tonal system.