MUSIC 100 MUSIC FINAL EXAM Graded A

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MUSIC 100 MUSIC FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS 1. Which of the following did Berry Gordy’s assembly line address? 2. Paul McCartney and Phil Spector shared a similar vision for what the Beatle’s last albu ... m, Let It Be, should sound like. 3. The Girl Groups often featured a group of females singing close harmony vocals on lyrics that were focused upon teenage themes. 4. One of the reasons Gordy founded what became Motown Records was because he was not able to earn a lot of money for the hit songs that he and Smokey Robinson wrote. 5. The most consistently successful songwriters at Motown were the team of Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Brian Holland. 6. Dick Clark’s youthful appearance and his association with pop music led to his nickname as: 7. What does not describe a Funk Brother? 8. The Brill Building was built in the late 1950s to house the emerging offices of songwriting firms. 9. Smokey Robinson worked regularly with the Miracles, the Supremes, and the Four Tops, but never with the Temptations 10. Henry Ford provided Berry Gordy with the idea for an assembly line approach to the making of popular music. 11. Where in NY did early 1960s songwriters congregate? 12. The young women who formed the Supremes were so close to one another that the roster for the Supremes never changed during the first decade of their career. 13. Which of the Beach Boys produced the songs? 14. What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish? 15. The Girl Groups were critically dismissed after the Crystal’s song, “He hit me, and it felt like a kiss” went to the top of the Billboard charts in 1962. 16. Which was the most successful Motown group during the 1960s? 17. At Motown, after a song was written and recorded, before it was released, it would be: a. Sent to a production meeting in Berry Gordy’s office 18. Although Phil Spector was controlling in the studio, he was never abusive to the people outside of the studio 19. The Temptations sound was so refined and marketable, that the group seldom changed their style even as trends of pop music evolved. 20. Dick Dale attempted to replicate the sound of waves when surfing in his electric guitar solos. 21. How did the Twist become popular the second time in 1962? 22. Diana Ross was not the only Supreme to sing the lead vocal. 23. Phil Spector’s career began as a 24. Which of the following individuals was not involved with songwriting at Motown Records? 25. Artists at Motown that went through the “finishing school” did NOT: 26. Phil Spector relationships with many people in the music industry have ended poorly, but his partnership with Lester Sils never faltered. 27. Doo Wop became popular in the late 1950s, after songs like the Chords “Sh Boom” were successful. 28. Barry Gordy chose the name the Temptations for the group when he signed them to Motown. 29. The Supremes were initially unable to sell records, so they were jokingly known around Motown as the “No Hit Supremes.” 30. How many young men were drafted for the Vietnam War 31. How did the idealized California lifestyle of surfing and hot-rodding catch on across America, in parts where there was no ocean? 32. Who was elected president in 1960? 33. If you were invited to appear on American Bandstand, you would go to: 34. What did the instrumentalists that were hired to work in Motown’s studios at Hitsville call themselves? 35. By the early 1960s, the idea of professional songwriters working in popular music was seldom embraced by the record companies, who wanted artists to write their own songs. 36. Which of the following guitarists kept blowing up speakers in an attempt to play louder? 37. This successful songwriting firm employed dozens of hit songwriters and future performers, including Carol King and Neil Sedaka. What is ________? 38. Which of the following does NOT describe Doo Wop? 39. What was television’s longest running variety show that featured popular music? 40. Which of the following Motown songwriters began his career as a singer? 41. Which of the following statements more closely aligns with Motown’s approach to lyrics in the 1960s? 42. Little Eva was a baby sitter for Carol King who had a nice voice, before she was asked to record “Locomotion.” 43. Motown’s black artists were never perceived as assimilating to the white mainstream when they adopted practices that helped to minimize racist stereotypes. 44. The Girl Groups earned the distrust of some rock fans because they? 45. Which of the following groups was the most successful black male pop group in the 1960s? 46. Phil Spector’s first record label, Philles Records, successfully charted many songs, including several number one singles. 47. What is the name that Berry Gordy chose for the building that initially contained the offices and studio of Motown Records? 48. Which of the following songs was the only song to reach the top of the charts in two non sequential years? 49. Which of the following characteristics is a part of the Motown Sound? 1. Which of the following names were used by John Lennon and Paul McCartney before they became “The Beatles”? 2. A supergroup is comprised of several individually famous artists who all earned their popularity in separate bands. 3. The wives and girlfriends of the Beatles always sat in the corner of the studio as the Beatles recorded their songs. 4. A Beatles discography would include a list of all of the recordings that the Beatles made. 5. The Rolling Stones were once arrested for “public urination” in what was likely a publicity stunt by their manager Oldham, who wanted to emphasize their rebellious image. 6. Aside from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, few British acts achieved success in America. 7. Muddy Waters and other aging American R ‘n B and blues performers earned success in England’s thriving blues scene during the 1960s. 8. A _____________ is a performer who is technically proficient on their instrument, which allows them to make recordings without making time-wasting mistakes. Capitol Records has always released the Beatles music in America. 9. The Beatles do not allow their music to be mashed up or altered by anyone. 10. Which of the following reasons earned Eric Clapton the nickname “Slowhand”? 11. The Beatles performed regularly in Hamburg in the 1960s. 12. The Rolling Stones song “Satisfaction” is: 13. British acts __________ succeeded in the American popular music market prior to the Beatles. 14. The media’s term for the fans reaction to the Beatles was: 15. __________ became famous for destroying guitars onstage. 16. A typical skiffle group might use all of the following instruments, EXCEPT: 17. How many number one hits did the Beatles achieve in America during the 1960s? 18. Which of the following suggestions did Brian Epstein make when he became the Beatle’s manager? 19. The Beatles did not agree on how to run Apple, and the inability of the company to be profitable created more stress on the band. 20. Dave Dexter Jr. an international A ‘n R executive, thought the Beatles’s “Love Me Do” 21. The Beatles shared which of the following traits as children and youth: 22. My Generation” by the Who resonated strongly with the kids involved in the British mod scene of the 1960s. 23. Eric Clapton was inspired by the American blues artist Robert Johnson. 24. Which of the following recordings did the Beatles make first? 25. The Beatles were the first of dozens of British acts to succeed in America during the 1960s. 26. The Beatles performed live in front of audiences many times before they received their first recording contract. 27. When did the British Invasion begin? 28. Which British invasion act was most closely associated with mod culture? 29. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones acted independently of one another, without ever collaborating or acknowledging the music of the other band. 30. Which of the following bands was NOT a British Invasion band? 31. Which of the following clubs in Liverpool became associated with the Beatles after their time in Hamburg? 32. There was not a British sound that linked all of the British bands together in the 1960s. 1. The Woodstock Music and Arts Festival of 1982 was the most famous music festival of the Counterculture. 2. All of the baby-boomers in the Counterculture felt strongly about rejecting mainstream sensibilities. 3. Which of the following characteristics made San Francisco a likely place for a Counterculture scene? 4. The Monterrey Pop festival was unique among the festivals of the 1960s, in that all of the 5. Unlike Joan Baez, the trio Peter, Paul and Mary did not sing many protest songs during the 1960s. 6. Which novelist described the affect of LSD on psychiatric patients in an institution in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest? 7. Psychedelic rock was influenced by the ideas of the Counterculture, and also by __________, because many musicians had been a part of that movement. 8. Jimi Hendrix was unique among rock guitarist in that he began his career as a solo artist, and never worked in a group where he was not the star. 9. Which two drugs were commonly used by participants of the Counterculture? 10. The planers of the Monterrey Pop Festival intended to demonstrate and prove the quality and diversity of pop and rock music to people who commonly dismissed these genres as ephemeral (or, here today, gone tomorrow). 11. Jimi Hendrix, an American, became popular in England before he became well known in the United States. 12. The musicians associated with the Merry Prankster’s Acid Tests eventually became known as: 13. Dylan never re-used old folk songs as parts of his new protest songs. 14. Joan Baez was often referred to as the queen of the folk revival, because of her simple and beautiful renditions of old folk songs during the 1950s and 1960s. 15. A recording of a psychedelic rock song often lasted longer when a band played it in a live performance, because extended improvisatory sections were added. 16. Jimi Hendrix learned to play the guitar right-handed even though he was a left-handed person. 17. Which of the following bands from San Francisco that were associated with Counterculture in the 1960s were considered a “jam band” 18. Bob Dylan created a controversy when he decided to play electric rock at _________, seemingly abandoning his earliest fans. 19. The word “hippie” has mostly been used to suggest a person did not have a job. 20. A lack of security, sufficient structures for an enormous crowd, and a well-built, easy-to-see stage all led to _______ at the Altamont Free Festival. 21. Which of the following places these music festivals in the correct chronological order? 22. The ________________ a movement and social phenomena that began in the 1960s and that questioned mainstream values and sensibilities. 23. Woodstock was seen to embody many of the positive virtues of the Counterculture, because it represented a peaceful gathering of nearly a half million people without police (or older adult) supervision. 24. The Altamont Free Festival was organized by: 25. The term “hippie” originated from words like “hip” and “hipster” that were used to suggest a person was: 26. Bob Dylan emulated Woody Guthrie’s style, songwriting and image for several years when he was young. 27. Although many American cities had a Counterculture scene in the 1960s, the city most often associated with the movement was: 28. Which of the following characterizes the lyrics of a typical psychedelic rock song? 29. Which Bob Dylan song can be understood as expressing the spirit of the Counterculture in words and music? 30. Which of the following expresses a way that the popularity of folk revival stars affected the music of the Counterculture? 31. Which music festival enabled a few of the now iconic stars of the Counterculture to be heard by music executives from record companies for the first time? 32. Which clinical psychiatrist helped to popularize the use of LSD through his research, publications and lectures? 33. During the 1960s, only a few, underground bands allowed psychedelic drugs to affect their music 34. Altamont was relatively less organized than Monterrey, but planned much better than Woodstock. 35. Which folk revivalist so resonated with the Counterculture that he was regularly described as the “voice of his generation”? 36. Peter, Paul and Mary would regularly sing and record _______________ on their many gold albums during the 1960s. 37. Which of the following expresses a way that the popularity of folk revival stars affected the music of the Counterculture? 1. Among Atlantic Records executives, _________ was known as the best soul producer. 2. Gospel recordings often have musical features which suggest the songs grow more emotionally exciting as they move along. 3. A “blue-eyed” soul singer would be a: 4. Unlike Ray Charles, Sam Cooke did not write his own music. 5. Aretha Franklin’s ad lib of “Take Care, TCB” in the song “Respect” stemmed from a sermon of her fathers, and stood for: 6. Ray Charles music can be soulful, but never jazzy. a. False 7. Which of the following artists had a career, which had parallels with the story of Animal House? 8. In an AABA melody, the first phrase of the song repeats, and then a contrasting phrase occurs, and finally the first phrase repeats again. 9. Booker T. Jones was a studio musician at which label? 10. A __________ in a funk recording, is a brief musically contrasting section. 11. George Clinton played in all but one of the following groups. 12. Which of the following gospel singers knew Aretha Franklin when she was a child, because they regularly performed at Rev. Franklin’s church? 13. Otis Redding was known for his lackluster live performances, whereas his recordings tend to highlight his strengths as a singer. 14. Fame Records was located in: 15. Atlantic Records was the “house that Ray built” because: 16. Ray Charles was the first rhythm ‘n blues artist that could be considered a soul artist. 17. Why did Aretha Franklin owe Columbia Records $80,000 when she was working for Columbia Records? 18. Soul music becomes prominent as a distinct genre in the 1960s and 1970s. 19. A syncopated melody is one that emphasizes upbeats instead of downbeats. 20. George Clinton sang soul, rhythm ‘n blues, and most famously funk, but never Doo Wop. 21. Aretha Franklin began to be a consistently successful recording artist after she signed with Atlantic Records. 22. Isaac Hayes worked as a songwriter and studio musician at Stax Records, before he became known as a singer. 23. Which of the following artists acted in a way to help move the Civil Rights movement forward? 24. Why was James Brown the “hardest working man in show business”? 25. George Clinton’s songs and live shows during the 1970s blended psychedelic imagery, science fiction stories, and elaborate funk grooves to help an audience get up and dance. 26. Sam Cooke was a successful _______ recording artist, before he became known as an early soul artist, 27. “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” was: 28. The word soul suggests: 29. James Brown always hired the best musicians for his band, which meant that his bands were 30. A term that reflects the energetic back and forth between a soloist and choir in gospel music is: 31. Aretha Franklin’s career as a touring gospel musician began when she was: 32. Sam Cooke did all but one of the following things in order to help control the business side of his career: 33. A riff is a short, often rhythmically catchy piece of melody. 34. Aretha Franklin grew up in: 35. How do you make a funk groove? [Show More]

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