EXAM 6: MUSIC APPRECIATION
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Q: What is a Ring Shout?
A: A religious dance of African origin performed in a circle with call
Q: What is a Work Song?
A: Songs sung by laborers to coordinate movement and pass time.
Q: What is a Blue Note?
A: A note sung or played slightly lower than standard for expressive effect.
Q: What is the Twelve-Bar Blues Form
A: A chord progression with 12 measures commonly used in blues music
Q: What is a Chorus in music?
A: A repeated section often featuring the main theme.
Q: What are characteristics of West African music?
A: Call-and-response, polyrhythms, improvisation, community participation, percussion
Q: What is West African musical philosophy?
A: Music is spiritual, functional, and integrated into daily life.
Q: How was West African music transmitted?
A: Through oral tradition.
Q: What is the King’s drum?
A: The djembe.
Q: What was the Second Great Awakening?
A: A 19th-century religious revival that inspired spirituals.
Q: What are characteristics of African American spirituals?
A: Biblical themes, coded messages, emotional expression, call
Q: Who attended camp meetings?
A: People of all races, including enslaved and free African Americans.
Q: What does “Moses” symbolize in spirituals?
A: A deliverer or leader to freedom.
Q: What does the “Jordan River” represent in spirituals?
A: The boundary to freedom or heaven.
Q: What is acculturation in music?
A: Cultural blending seen in American music from African, European, and Indigenous influences.
Q: What was Scott Joplin’s nickname?
A: King of Ragtime.
Q: What are characteristics of ragtime?
A: Syncopated rhythm, steady left
Q: What is the principal characteristic of ragtime?
A: Syncopation.
Q: Which three American popular styles are rooted in African American music?
A: Jazz, blues, rock and roll.
Q: What is the name of the famous plantation in Mississippi Delta?
A: Dockery Farms.
Q: What are Delta Blues characteristics?
A: Solo performance, guitar use, raw emotion.
Q: What are Classic Blues characteristics?
A: Female singers, band accompaniment.
Q: What are Urban Blues characteristics?
A: Electric instruments, ensemble format.
Q: How many lines are in a blues verse?
A: 3 lines.
Q: What does the word “blues” refer to?
A: A music style and a feeling of melancholy.
Q: How does the Jazz documentary describe blues?
A: As the “underground aquifer” of American music.
Q: Where was jazz born and why?
A: New Orleans; due to cultural diversity, port influence, and musical traditions.
Q: What two styles formed jazz?
A: Ragtime and blues.
Q: What are characteristics of New Orleans jazz?
A: Collective improvisation, syncopation, brass instruments.
Q: What music was present in New Orleans in the 19th century?
A: Opera, marches, ragtime, blues, Creole music.
Q: How did Plessy v. Ferguson impact music in New Orleans?
A: It caused segregation, blending Creole and Black musical traditions.
Q: How was jazz first disseminated?
A: Through live performances, radio, and records.
Q: What was the Black relocation movement called?
A: The Great Migration.
Q: Which NYC neighborhood was central to African Americans in 1920?
A: Harlem.
Q: What did Black musicians learn from whites at breakfast dances?
A: Musical structure.
Q: What did white musicians learn from Blacks?
A: Swing and feel.
Q: Why was Louis Armstrong’s move to NY important?
A: National jazz exposure, solo improvisation, key recordings, joined Fletcher Henderson.
Q: What is Louis Armstrong known for?
A: Trumpet skills, improvisation, stage charisma.
Q: Was Armstrong important to early jazz?
A: Yes, foundational figure.
Q: What is Duke Ellington known for?
A: Jazz compositions and big band leadership.
Q: What are the three sections of a Big Band?
A: Brass, woodwinds, rhythm.
Q: Who is Billie Holiday?
A: Influential jazz singer known for expressive phrasing.
Q: What is bebop?
A: A fast, complex jazz style with improvisation and small groups.
Q: Who developed bebop?
A: Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie.
Q: What is cool jazz?
A: A softer, more relaxed jazz style.
Q: What styles merge in George Gershwin’s work?
A: Classical and jazz.
Q: When was Rhapsody in Blue premiered and what was the concert called?
A: 1924; “An Experiment in Modern Music.”