History of Rock n Roll Test Final Combo –
Comprehensive Questions & Answers
Which of the following refers to the speed of music?
• meter
• tempo
• beat
• bar Right Ans - tempo
Which of the following refers to the inner pulse of the music?
• meter
• tempo
• beat
• bar Right Ans - beat
Which of the following refers to the means by which music is counted?
• meter
• tempo
• beat
• bar Right Ans - meter
Which instrument (of the following) belongs in a Rock n' Roll instrumentation
section?
• violin
• tuba
• clarinet
• bass Right Ans - bass
Which instrument (of the following) does not belong in a Rock n' Roll
instrumentation section?
• guitar
• drums
• bass
,• bass trombone Right Ans - bass trombone
Name the music element (of the Three Basic Elements) that is considered to
be the most important for the construction of music.
• tempo
• melody
• harmony
• rhythm Right Ans - rhythm
The line of music that carries the main theme is called a..
• bass melody
• inner voices
• rhythm section
• main melody Right Ans - main melody
The line of melody that carries the lowest sounding theme (melody) is called
a...
• bass melody
• inner voices
• rhythm section
• main melody Right Ans - bass melody
The music instruments that carry the background sounds are called...
• bass melody
• inner voices
• rhythm section
• main melody Right Ans - inner voices
Name the style of harmony when two or more melodies move together in a
horizontal manner.
• monophonic harmony
• polyphonic harmony
• homophonic harmony Right Ans - polyphonic harmony
, Name the style of harmony when two or more different notes are stacked on
top of each other, and move together in a vertical manner.
• monophonic harmony
• polyphonic harmony
• homophonic harmony Right Ans - homophonic harmony
When discussing music as sounding either "thick" or "thin", we are referring
to it's...
• mood
• texture
• instrumentation Right Ans - texture
Which instrument works well in a band as either a lead or rhythm contributor,
and is considered a must for most Rock n' Roll?
• drums
• bass
• guitar
• sax Right Ans - guitar
Early Rock n' Roll was made up of which rhythm style?
• Swing
• Jazz
• Rhythm and Blues Right Ans - Rhythm and Blues
What is the 12 Bar Blues progression, as demonstrated in our assigned text
book? Right Ans - CII/ CIII CIII CII/ F/// F/// CIII CIII G7/I/ FII/ CIII CII
African rhythms (syncopation) are considered to be a strong influence on
American pop and Jazz music.
• true
• false Right Ans - true
19. The African culture influenced American (Western) music with the
pentatonic music scale.
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