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Music 111 review questions MODULE 1 1. Race music: - Was replaced by rhythm and blues 2. Which of the following was one of James Reese Europe's achievements? - He led the first black band to be granted a recording contract 3. Mass culture is a commodified product. - true 4. What characterizes Stephen Foster's music? - A more sympathetic view of African-American culture 5. What is one factor that made George Gershwin unique among his contemporaries? - His music was accepted among black and white audiences 6. What’s the best way to reach your professors? -email or canvas 7. The main themes of the course include - race, gender, technology, generation, divides, music business, political influence 8. Which of these composers represent the true heart of ragtime music? - Scott Joplin 9. Bing Cosby’s performance style influenced heavily by: - technological advances 10. The music of Stephen Foster - provided more sympathetic view of African American culture 11. Rock n rolls musical foundation includes - clave 12. The main basis of organization for rock n roll is - rhythm MODULE 2 1. Duke Ellington was the first African American to conduct a white radio orchestra - False 2. Country music influenced the direction of rock n roll by - Deriving it’s style from cultural mixing 3. John Hammond - Had an uncanny ability to predict trends in music 4. Blues originally referred to

- A mood 5. In music a synonym for bar is - Measure 6. This genre designation originally considered derogatory would become a badge of honour for later performers of the style - Hillbilly music 7. Bluegrass music originated in tennesse - False 8. In the early 20th century all styles of music recorded by African American musicians were designated race music - True 9. This artist group would put a honky tonk and Western swing spin on Muleskinner Blues - Maddox brothers and rose 10. In the early 20th century, all styles of music recorded by white musicians were designated hillbilly music - False 11. In terms of country music, what did the Carter Family represent? - Traditional values 12. The career of Jimie Rodgers illustrates - The cultural diversity in country music 13. John Hammond was known for his: - Musical prescience 14. Which influential act represented conventional values in country music? - The carter family 15. Which musical technology was invented well before the others? - Juke box MODULE 3 1. Louis Jordan’s music was a mixture of r&b music and - Big band 2. The most popular singer of the 30s and 40s - Bing cosby 3. After Decca gave into the American federation of musicians recording band - It became the largest post ban record producer 4. Jame C Petrillo sought to have records banned from the radio because - He worried that records would put musicians out of work 5. This technological advance allowed for four times the amount of material to be recorded - Magnetic tape recording 6. The main result of the American federation of musicians ban - A royalty on record sales was implemented 7. FM radio appeared

- In 1930s 8. What caused major companies to narrow their production focus to mainstream music during WWII - There was a shortage of materials to make records 9. The fact that independent deejays were playing randb, and an increase in white consumers purchasing from stores like the Hollywood record shop indicated that - A change in music taste was occurring across racial lines 10. Frankie laines mule train - Is an example of major labels reclaiming of country music 11. Which vocalists were most popular in the post-war era? -

Italian American males

12. Why was rhythm and blues (r&b) popular in working-class communities in the 1940s? -

R&B had a more grassroots sound, while jazz had moved toward popular American music and formal European traditions

13. What developing technology helped to improve dissemination of r&b? -

television

14. What was a casualty of the rise of independent radio? -

A style of announcing

15. How did white teenagers become fans of R&B music in the early 50s? -

Transistor radios gave them access to it

MODULE 4 1. Who was the first Chicano rock star - Richie valens 2. In the 1950s the authority of the deejays was diminished due to the advent of - Top forty radio 3. In early tv appearance Elvis was filmed from the waist up because 16. To censor his sexually suggestive dance moves 4. This is present the original tutti frutti 17. Stop time chorus

5. This allowed independent companies to compete with major record labels in the 40s and 50s 18. Invention of the 45rpm 6. Which element of rock n roll came from Afro carribean culture 19. The Bo Diddley beat 7. Mid 50s Tin Pan Alley hits such as rosemary clooney’s Mambo Italiano and perry como’s Papa Loves Mambo were products of: 20. Cultural confusion 8. He is believed to have discovered the sales potential of rockabilly 21. Sam Philips 9. Cincinnati, Ohio served as a crossroads for 22. Blues and country music 10. The original doo wop groups were attempting to sound like 23. The Ink Spots 11. Johnny Otis emerged out of the _ style - Big band 12. Who was the only major rockabilly act who never had a country hit? - Buddy holly 13. What major problem did Latino musicians face? - Conflict between Chicanos and Puerto Ricans 14. What word characterized Lieber and Stoller productions? - Elaborate 15. Artists who merged rhythm and blues with country and western practiced a style of music known as: - Rockabilly MODULE 5 1. Which of the following terms is associated with the practice of paying for play, or offering financial, sexual, or other personal inducements in return for promotion in the music business 24. Payola 2. Which is the most prototypical example of surf music 25. Dick dale 3. In the early 1960s what became the central metaphor for an easy lifestyle based on the unabashed celebration of consumption 26. Surfing 4. Which main attribute characterized schlock rock 27. Mediocre musical ability 5. Who was signed by Columbia despite it’s a&R chief’s dislike for rock n roll 28. Carl perkins 6. Who established the instrumentation of the classic rock n roll quartet 29. The ventures 7. The overwhelming social function of the Schlock Rock artists was to

30. Put a white middle class face on rock n roll 8. Which of the following was true of cover records in the 50s 31. They involved altered stylistic elements and often doctored lyrics 9. __ became the definitive surf rock group 32. The beach boys 10. Who was the first of the white country-oriented singers to be signed as a rock n roll artist? 33. Bill Haley 11. What accounts for the appearance of calypso in 1956? - An attempt to distract the public from rock n roll 12. By the late 1950s the television show that had become one of the most important promotional vehicles in the music industry was - American bandstand 13. Why was there a focus on payola in the music industry in the 50s? - Various powers had failed to significantly curtail rock n roll 14. Why did rock n roll come under attack in the mid-1950s? - It was viewed by many as promoting immorality 15. Why does Dick Clark’s handing of Duane Eddy illuminate? - A conflict of interest MODULE 6 1. Without compromise this artist celebrated his racial heritage even after his music became popular with white audiences 34. James brown 2. One of the biggest influences on The Byrds at the beginning of their career 35. Bob Dylan 3. These cities were the heart of the British invasion 36. Liverpool, Manchester, London 4. This artist was deeply influenced by Woody Guthrie, Kurt Weill, Robert Johnson, and the playwright Bertolt Brecht: 37. Bob Dylan 5. The most important part of this musician’s sound was rhythm 38. James brown 6. This producer built his acts from the ground up, and developed them with career longevity in mind 39. Berry Gordy 7. He was a big part of the 1960s folk revival 40. Pete seeger 8. This style influenced the Beatles more so than the Rolling Stones 41. Dance hall music 9. Even before he went electric, this characteristic of Bob Dylan’s music was changing 42. His lyrics became more subjective and surreal 10. The beatles:

43. Were not always clean cut entertainers 11. Which of the following was one of the main influences of and participants in the 1960s folk revival? - Pete Seeger 12. Besides electrification what else changed about bob dylan’s music? - Its lyrics became more subjective 13. In the mid 1950s a longstanding music taboo in the world of music was broken when there began to be a fusion of - R&B and gospel 14. Which musician interpreted Spanish Caribbean rhythmic sensibilities for the rock audience? - Carlos Santana 15. Who benefited the most financially from the integrationist ethos of the early 60s? - White soul singers MODULE 7 1. In the 1970s, expansion and consolidation led to huge growth in the music industry 44. True 2. Technological developments in recording led to the concept of producers as artists 45. True 3. A new consideration of rock as art led to music groups agonizing over tracks and production, resulting in fewer albums being produced per group per year 46. True 4. Bryan Adams attributed much of his fame to the introduction of the CanCon guidelines 47. False 5. The Beatles’ 1967 Sgt. Pepper album is understood to be one of the turning points between rock as entertainment and rock as art 48. True 6. The MAPL guidelines had very little impact on the Canadian music industry as a whole 49. False 7. Philadelphia Soul can be characterized by its layers of overdubbed sound, large musical structures and instrumental experimentation 50. False 8. Early rock journalism both embraced capitalism and allowed for a range of diverse opinions in music criticism 51. False 9. Canadian group Rush’s signature sound combined progressive rock and heavy metal influences 52. True 10. Progressive rock brought about a reconfiguration of the relationship between popular music and high culture (classical music)

53. True 11. What genre is put forward as the cultural and musical antithesis of punk? - Disco 12. Which style was considered regressive in form, but progressive in relation to the changing role of women in music? - Soft rock 13. Which magazine was launched in 1967 and would outlast all other alternative music magazines that began in the 1960s? - Rolling stone 14. In terms of image and style, one could place the new York dolls between - The rolling Stones and David Bowie 15. Which of the following was a distinct component of the genre known as heavy metal? - The prevalence of the power chord MODULE 8 1. Which precursor to punk drew sensational notices for self-destructive onstage behaviour? 54. Iggy Pop 2. Who most effectively bridged punk and New wave? 55. Elvis Costello 3. The broadly based mass movement in the united kingdom with the purpose of opposing the far-right National Front was known as: 56. Rock Against Racism 4. In the 1970s how did rock-oriented radio stations fan the flames of racism that had arisen from anti-disco sentiments? 57. They failed to educate listeners on the historical link between rock and black music 5. The missing link between the 1960s focus on mind expansion and the 1970s preoccupation with the body was found in 58. George Clinton 6. What did Blondie have in common with the Ramones? 59. Initial success in England 7. How did black radio stations respond to anti-disco sentiment with Urban Contemporary? 60. They rebranded and added similar music from white artists 8. Which group was the most politically-oriented of the hardcore scene? 61. The Dead Kennedys 9. Which artist or group pushed disco into the mainstream? 62. The Bee Gees 10. What set the Talking Head apart from other first wave CBGB groups? 63. Their music was highly structured and embraced an R&B influence 11. Who most effectively bridged punk and new wave? - Elvis Costello

12. The more accessible and by extension commercially acceptable channeling of punk tendencies was found in the form of music known as - New wave 13. Which aspect of punk was most prized by critics? - Its musical amateurism 14. What was the first disco hit, specifically labelled as disco, to make the charts? - Never Can Say Goodbye 15. Which legendary 60s group gained mainstream visibility and influence when they were chosen by Andy Warhol to play at the Factory? - The velvet Underground MODULE 9 1. Which song expressed Madonna affinity for gay subcultures? 64. Vogue 2. In the 1980s what was MTV regularly criticized for? 65. Racism 3. What group was representative of new pop? 66. The Eurythmics 4. How did the mega-events of the 1980s have an unintended but progressive side effect on the music industry itself? 67. These events undermined the segregationist logic of the industry’s traditional formats 5. Both republican and democratic candidates tried to appropriate the music of which artist? 68. Bruce Springsteen 6. What caused a dramatic increase in the number of available television channels in the 1980s 69. The deregulation of television 7. This hit best illustrates how elements of r&b, soul, Motown and disco created the building blocks of 1980s dance music 70. Like a Virgin 8. Which of these was NOT a characteristic of one of the stages in the development of MTV, according to Andrew Goodwin? 71. The creation of spin-off channels like BET and the Nashville Network 9. How did thriller encapsulate the way in which the music industry recovered from its recession? 72. It was both a concentrated product and a huge hit worldwide 10. According to some musicologists, Live Aid presented this paradox: 73. It depoliticized famine while politicizing mass music 11. Which style of music aimed to deconstruct rock n roll? - Punk 12. What can be said about almost all fascist imagery among punk bands? - It was highly open to misinterpretation 13. What is common misconception about punk music?

- It had its origins in Great Britain 14. Which artist brought back the concept of the “black rocker”? - Prince 15. This hit illustrates how elements of r&b, soul, Motown and disco created the building blocks of 1980s dance music: - Like a Virgin MODULE 10 1. What did Steve Wozniak do that helped the success of metal at his US festival? 74. He divided the festival by genre 2. What was one consequence of the PMRC hearings? 75. Country music had a surge in popularity 3. How was Living Colour unique compared to other popular metal bands at the end of the 1980s? 76. Its band members were black 4. What distinguished Run-DMC from most of its peers? 77. They used a live guitar 5. Which metal band changed its image and attracted more female fans? 78. Bon Jovi 6. Who was singled out for instigating violent acts? 79. Ozzie Osbourne 7. The authenticity of speed and thrash metal (as compared to lite metal) came from: 80. Blending instrumental virtuosity with the speed, anger and intensity of punk 8. Which conditions led to the development of gangsta rap? 81. The destabilization of poor communities in LA due to drugs, gangs, and police brutality 9. What was notably absent from the PMRC hearings? 82. Testimony from young people affected by the music 10. Run-DMC introduced this to the second generation of rap in an effort to bridge the gap between rock and rap markets: 83. Live guitar 11. What was one consequence of the PMRC hearings? - Country music had a surge in popularity 12. In the 1980s which early female rapper best managed the conflict between racial solidarity and feminism? - Queen Latifah 13. How did Run-DMC influence the rap movement? - They helped move rap from the twelve inch single to the album 14. Which rapper’s gentle delivery set them apart from contemporaries at the time? - Snoop Dogg 15. What aspects of performance complicated metal’s hypermasculinist codes? - Androgenous appearance and presenting the male body as an object of desire MODULE 11

1. Which artist experienced a resurgence during the Latin boom that started in 1999? 84. Carlos Santana 2. Which of these was a result of the regionalization of hip hop? 85. A collectivization of hip hop business 3. What was Mariah Carey’s contract with Columbia an example of ? 86. Corporations betting big on fewer artists 4. The band Green Day was influential because it? 87. Brought about the commercial breakthrough of punk rock in the United States 5. Which artist was the Puerto Rican version of the teen pop superstars? 88. Ricky Martin 6. Which type of music experienced the biggest commercial breakthrough in the 1990s? 89. Country 7. Which force illuminated the hidden popularity of previously under-represented genres like Rap, Country and Alternative? 90. SoundScan charts 8. Which style, according to the text, is especially symbolic of the cultural synthesis present in late 90s/early 00s Latin music? 91. Reggaeton 9. Of the mega-contracts signed by artists starting in the 90s, who signed the biggest? 92. REM 10. Which genre was especially paradoxical in its commercial rise, given its claims of authenticity and its often anti-corporate stance? 93. Alternative 11. Which artist experienced a resurgence during the Latin boom that started in 1999? - Carlos Santana 12. Which chart topping artist did Billboard describe as “a real girl, down to her vintage dressed and average body size”? - Adele 13. This singer is still considered to be the best example of how the marketing power of Youtube can be harnessed to create music superstardom - Justin Bieber 14. After a series of mergers of major record labels occurred throughout the 90s and 00s, the so called “Big six” record labels had been reduced to the “Big___” by 2012. - Three MODULE 12 1. Which country artist went against the grain of the prevailing attitude in the wake of 9/11? 94. Steve Earle 2. Which technology first realized MP3’s full potential? 95. Peer to peer 3. What was a result of the Telecommunications Act of 1996?

96. Clear channel took over a large market share 4. Who was Rolling Stone magazine’s top tweeter in music in 2007? 97. Kanye West 5. The band that marketed its online album with voluntary pricing was 98. Radiohead 6. Which of the following best describes the impact of 21st century technological shifts on the major record companies? 99. These shifts have impeded the success of the major record labels 7. From which two genres did the most provocative anti-Bush administration songs emerge? 100. Punk and rap 8. What was Clean Slate? 101. A so called “amnesty program” created by the RIAA which actually resulted in individuals admitting to illegal downloading with no guarantees against prosecution. 9. What led to the massive decline in the fortunes of the music business in the 2000s? 102. Major labels were not able to adequately address or harness online music consumption 10. What was the new role given to popular music in the wake of 9/11? 103. To support US leaders and their new national mission 11. What did Justin Bieber’s youtube statistics indicate? - More clicks does not equal record sales 12. What is the major source of revenue for most artists today? - Live performances 13. Why was the radio chain Clear Channel embroiled in public debate on civil liberties following 9/11? - Clear Channel issued a list of nearly 200 songs that it felt were inappropriate to play 14. Which legal downloading service survived the war against file-sharing and is still in use today? - Apple itunes 15. Whose testimony at the 2000 US senate hearings on digital music argued that he made more money, and had more artistic freedom, through his contract with MP3.com than he did through his previous contracts with major record labels? - Roger McGuimm...