Which inventions hit the market first?
Gramophone
Which type of music dominated MTV when first aired?
Rock and metal
The innovation that most clearly distinghuished rap/hip-hop from
previous forms of expressive speech and music was:
previous forms of expressive speech and music was:
looping break beats between two turntables
Which of the following song forms is most often used by professional of
TPA songwriters?
TPA songwriters?
What do the folloring artists/bands have in common” elvis, muddy waters
and nirvana?
The conventional 3 min song length that is typical of most pop music
today is most obvisously traceable to:
today is most obvisously traceable to:
Which of the following musicians brought a distinctibely regional style
to international attention?
to international attention?
Which of the following do punk, heavy metal and disco have in common?
While country music and so called “Folk Music Movement” in the US both
have strong ties to Anglo-American folk music, they have come to be seen as
virtual opposties in this regard:
have strong ties to Anglo-American folk music, they have come to be seen as
virtual opposties in this regard:
What do electronica, hip/hop, and disco have in common?
Which is not true of micheal Jackson?
MTV first when on air in:
George Clinton/parliament’s live shows did not include:
Which of the follow is not true about disco
When we say “Latino Percussion” we refer to instruments like songas,
bongos, timbales, we are talking about instruments that come from which region
of latin America?
bongos, timbales, we are talking about instruments that come from which region
of latin America?
Why did turntablism develop, beginning in the 1980’s, as a separate art
form from rapping?
form from rapping?
Fans of this genre tend to reject the commercial music industry, and to
believe instead in the principle of DIY (do it yourself):
believe instead in the principle of DIY (do it yourself):
Which of the following “rap” music relatives has the least direct ties
to the Caribbean:
to the Caribbean:
A singer and actor whose 1972 movie helped make reggae music popular
internationally:
internationally:
Sly and the family stone, from
which of the following funk innovations, heard here, is attributed to
this band’s bass player?
this band’s bass player?
1.
Band from London, simple chord progressions and
untrained vocals were: a model of the DIY aesthetic, this band made an
influential concert tour of the US in: 1978