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23 Cards in this Set
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True or false- the lyrics to folk songs are often found in several different versions. |
true |
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What does the nasally sound of the voice in old-time country music imitate? |
The fiddle |
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Which of the following is not an early form of jazz? |
Rock and roll |
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Which chain of events best describes the evolution of country music? |
folk, old-time country, cowboy, modern |
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Big band music is |
A popular form of jazz, related to swing music |
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You turn on the TV one Saturday afternoon to find an old black and white movie that stars a man, his guitar, and his horse. What type of music are you likely to hear in this movie? |
Singing cowboy |
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What is "Wildwood Flower," by the Carter Family, about? |
lost love` |
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What is the common subject matter of old-time country music? |
everyday life |
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What do the following lyrics from "I'm Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes" talk about? |
Loneliness |
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Which two groups of people, discussed in this lesson, contributed to the development of folk music in the United States? |
Anglo-American and African-American |
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You're pretty good at writing music and discover that your cousin likes to write poetry about his everyday life experiences. You suggest that two of you collaborate to write |
ballads |
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a folk song? |
description of everyday life |
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How does Hank Williams describe being lonely in "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry"? |
by talking about his feelings and relating them to nature
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True or false- blues music is always sad and melancholy. |
false |
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Your cousin invites you to go to a hoedown. What is one instrument you can expect to hear there? |
fiddle |
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What social good is sometimes attributed to rock and roll? |
Rock and roll was the "first true multiracial and multicultural movement in America." |
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Your grandma teaches you a song that has been passed down through the generations. Her grandmother taught her, and her grandmother taught her. What type of song did your grandma most likely teach you? |
folk song |
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Your aunt is a big Elvis Presley fan. She claims that Elvis invented rock and roll, but you know the truth. What is it? |
Elvis was the king, but he didn't create rock and roll. Rock and roll came from a mix of blues and country. |
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A friend comes to your house and finds you listening to a CD of Glenn Miller. "Hey! This is cool!" he says. "What kind of music is this?" What do you answer? |
big band |
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Your family is watching a documentary on slavery one evening when your little brother asks why the slaves seem to be calling out as they work in the fields. Before your parents can reply, you tell your brother that the calling out is |
an expression of the slaves' emotions that evolved into spiritual music and the blues |
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Rock and roll first became popular with |
African-Americans |
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American music as we know it today |
is a combination of folk music from different cultures |
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Why are many of Stephen Foster's songs controversial? |
The lyrics portray African-Americans in a racist way |