Question 1

Which of the following would be an incorrect generalization regarding Native American traditional music?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is strongly connected to spirituality. 
B)  It sounded the same from culture to culture. 
C)  It was interrelated to other art forms. 
D)  It was sometimes depicted in visual art. 
A)  It is strongly connected to spirituality. 
B)  It sounded the same from culture to culture. 
C)  It was interrelated to other art forms. 
D)  It was sometimes depicted in visual art. B

Question 2

Which statement is incorrect regarding many of the Puritans of early New England?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were very intellectual people. 
B)  They did not favor high art in their churches. 
C)  They enjoyed poetry, art, and music. 
D)  They protested against Roman Catholic music practices. 
A)  They were very intellectual people. 
B)  They did not favor high art in their churches. 
C)  They enjoyed poetry, art, and music. 
D)  They protested against Roman Catholic music practices. B

Question 3

Some scholars differentiate between music and noise by examining which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  patterns of sound 
B)  pitches 
C)  volume 
D)  written notation 
A)  patterns of sound 
B)  pitches 
C)  volume 
D)  written notation A

Question 4

African,European and Native American music had which of the following in common in eighteenth-century America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was performed with no rhythmic pulse. 
B)  It was usually performed by amateurs rather than professionals. 
C)  It was monophonic. 
D)  It was confined to the concert hall. 
A)  It was performed with no rhythmic pulse. 
B)  It was usually performed by amateurs rather than professionals. 
C)  It was monophonic. 
D)  It was confined to the concert hall.

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding African slaves in eighteenth century America?

Accepted Answer

A)  African music was sometimes expressed via Christian worship. 
B)  African musicians were not taken into slavery. 
C)  Slaves were able to preserve traditional music via written notation. 
D)  Slaves lost all trace of their traditional musics. 
A)  African music was sometimes expressed via Christian worship. 
B)  African musicians were not taken into slavery. 
C)  Slaves were able to preserve traditional music via written notation. 
D)  Slaves lost all trace of their traditional musics.

Which of the following would be an incorrect generalization regarding Native American traditional music?

Which statement is incorrect regarding many of the Puritans of early New England?

Some scholars differentiate between music and noise by examining which of the following?

African,European and Native American music had which of the following in common in eighteenth-century America?

Which of the following is true regarding African slaves in eighteenth century America?

North American Indian Music

Folk Music

Religious Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Secular Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Religious Music in the Early Nineteenth Century

Popular Music of the Civil War Era

Early Concert Music

American Concert Music Comes of Age

The Rise of Popular Culture

Country Music

Ethnic Traditions and the Urban Folk Revival

The Jazz Age

Jazz 1930-1960

Jazz Since 1960

Latin Popular Musics

Rock and Roll

Popular Music Since 1970

Music for Theatre and Film

Music for Films

American Opera

Experimental Music - Revolution

Mainstream Concert Music - Evolution

The Avant-Garde Continued

The Recent Mainstream

Prelude

The Tumultuous Nineteenth Century

The Growth of Vernacular Traditions

A Diversity of Popular Musics

Music for Theater and Film

Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music

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Exam 26: Music in Early America

Which of the following would be an incorrect generalization regarding Native American traditional music?

Which statement is incorrect regarding many of the Puritans of early New England?

Some scholars differentiate between music and noise by examining which of the following?

African,European and Native American music had which of the following in common in eighteenth-century America?

Which of the following is true regarding African slaves in eighteenth century America?

North American Indian Music

Folk Music

Religious Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Secular Music in Colonial Revolutionary and Federal Periods

Religious Music in the Early Nineteenth Century

Popular Music of the Civil War Era

Early Concert Music

American Concert Music Comes of Age

The Rise of Popular Culture

Country Music

Ethnic Traditions and the Urban Folk Revival

The Jazz Age

Jazz 1930-1960

Jazz Since 1960

Latin Popular Musics

Rock and Roll

Popular Music Since 1970

Music for Theatre and Film

Music for Films

American Opera

Experimental Music - Revolution

Mainstream Concert Music - Evolution

The Avant-Garde Continued

The Recent Mainstream

Prelude

The Tumultuous Nineteenth Century

The Growth of Vernacular Traditions

A Diversity of Popular Musics

Music for Theater and Film

Tradition and Innovation in Concert Music

Filters