Lesson 6- American Music

Front 1

True or false- the lyrics to folk songs are often found in several different versions.

Back 1

true

Front 2

What does the nasally sound of the voice in old-time country music imitate?

Back 2

The fiddle

Front 3

Which of the following is not an early form of jazz?

Back 3

Rock and roll

Front 4

Which chain of events best describes the evolution of country music?

Back 4

folk, old-time country, cowboy, modern

Front 5

Big band music is

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A popular form of jazz, related to swing music

Front 6

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?

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Singing cowboy

Front 7

What is "Wildwood Flower," by the Carter Family, about?

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lost love`

Front 8

What is the common subject matter of old-time country music?

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everyday life

Front 9

What do the following lyrics from "I'm Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes" talk about?
Why should I always be lonesome
When sunny and blue are the skies
While shadows and loneliness linger
I'm dreaming with tears in my eyes

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Loneliness

Front 10

Which two groups of people, discussed in this lesson, contributed to the development of folk music in the United States?

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Anglo-American and African-American

Front 11

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

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ballads

Front 12

Which of the following is a characteristic of a folk song?

Back 12

description of everyday life

Front 13

How does Hank Williams describe being lonely in "I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry"?

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by talking about his feelings and relating them to nature

Front 14

True or false- blues music is always sad and melancholy.

Back 14

false

Front 15

Your cousin invites you to go to a hoedown. What is one instrument you can expect to hear there?

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fiddle

Front 16

What social good is sometimes attributed to rock and roll?

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Rock and roll was the "first true multiracial and multicultural movement in America."

Front 17

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?

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folk song

Front 18

Your aunt is a big Elvis Presley fan. She claims that Elvis invented rock and roll, but you know the truth. What is it?

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Elvis was the king, but he didn't create rock and roll. Rock and roll came from a mix of blues and country.

Front 19

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?

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big band

Front 20

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

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an expression of the slaves' emotions that evolved into spiritual music and the blues

Front 21

Rock and roll first became popular with

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African-Americans

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American music as we know it today

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is a combination of folk music from different cultures

Front 23

Why are many of Stephen Foster's songs controversial?

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The lyrics portray African-Americans in a racist way