PRACTICE TEST II
Here's a sample of the types of questions I will ask on your second examination. There will be more multiple choice, matching, true/false questions as well as two short answer questions.
Match each example with its title
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Match each example with its composer/performer
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Match each example with its style.
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2. ____
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a. Big band swing
b. Bluegrass
c. “Sweet” crooning
d. 40’ jump band
e. Syncopated dance music
f. Musical theater song
g. New Orleans jazz
h. Bebop
i. Bossa nova
j. Salsa
Listen to the two examples and decide the extent of blues influence; then, indicate your choice.
a. Little or no direct blues influence.
b. Direct influence of blues style but not blues form.
c. Influence of blues style and blues form,
Example 1 ____
Example 2 ____
8. Which group of roman numerals identifies the three basic chords of popular music?
a. I, II, III
b. I, III, V
c. II, III, IV
d. I, IV, V
e. I, V, VII
f. I, IV, VIII
9. What do these roman numerals refer to?
a. The scale tones on which the chords are built.
b. The span of the chord.
c. The number of pitches in the chord.
10. Listen to the following example and decide if it uses the three basic chords.
a. Yes b. No
Match each name to the statement that best identifies the person.
11. Louis Jordan ____
12. Louis Armstrong ____
13. Duke Ellington ____
14. Richard Rogers ____
15. Bill Monroe ____
a. A famous bandleader in the 20’s who helped develop the sweet sound, yet who hired some of the best jazz musicians of the decade.
b. A popular bandleader during the teens who helped introduce syncopated dance music into mainstream America.
c. One of the stars of early country music and one of its most influential performers. He was famous for his yodels and his relaxed singing style.
d. A saxophonist and bandleader who led one of the most popular jump bands of the 40’s.
e. One of the great songwriters of the fox trot era, he worked with two different lyricists, Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II, with whom he wrote Oklahoma!.
f. A pianist and leader of one of the great swing bands, he is best known as one of the greatest jazz composers of all time.
g. A trumpet player and singer, he was the first great jazz soloist. His singing helped introduce jazz style into popular song.
h. A mandolin player who was a pioneer in the development of bluegrass style.
16. Briefly explain the importance of the clave rhythmic pattern in Afro-Cuban music and how African drumming effected Latin American music differently than in the United States.
17. What is a libretto? What are two sources for a libretto in a musical? How does music contribute to dialogue and how can it be thought of as diminishing action? (You may use the reverse side for your response.)