1. gospel music is a typical american music originating with_____.
2. the characteristics of gospel music do not include_______.
3. the history of gospel music can be traced to the _______ century.
4.silent night, holy night is created by _________ musicians.
5.you raise me up is mainly about ________.
which city in america is the birth place of jazz?
the following statements about jazz are true except_______.
big band swing, a subgenre of jazz, prevailed______.
michael buble is a talented ________ singer.
who among the following was said to be the successor of the jazz musician frank sinatra?
which of the following statements is not true about bobby vinton?
sealed with a kiss is a song about love _____.
the american vocal group backstreets boys rose to fame ____.
which of the following songs is often a classic played at weddings?
the legendary blues musician b.b. king’s master piece is “the thrill is gone”.
the history of blues goes along with the history of country music.
the blues helped to unify africa americans from different origins, creating a new cultural identity.
the blues has its influence on a lot of music styles, like rock and roll, and contemporary r and b and soul.
classic blues has an aab verse form.
a classic blues band will have a lead guitar, and a rhythm guitar, which will be accompanied by or replaced with a piano or keyboard.
the blues not only helped ease racial tension, but also helped heal the wounds of violent in the 1960s.
the blues that mixed with country became rock and roll.
the blues was born around 1800, emerging from church and work songs of black people in the mississippi delta area.
in the 1960s, a white audience brought the blues into mainstream, when it was out favor of black people.
the key feature of ballad is ______.
which of the following is right?
r&b used to be a general term for the music produced by _________.
the gospel music has a key feature of ______.
contemporary r&b can also be called _________.
the lyrics of r&b are usually about _________.
the classic song “superstition” is sung by _______.
the king of pop usually refers to _________.
the song “see you again” was written to honor _________.
the r&b songs include __________.
the word “cover” in music means _________.
which of the following statements is wrong?
electric guitar is especially favored by ________.
which of the following is not true about the folk music?
what is the implying meaning of “alternative rock”?
heavy metal is featured by the greatly use of _______.
which of the following is wrong about “grunge”?
which of the following is wrong about pop punk?
the rock band _________ is regarded as one of the founders of heavy metal.
the most significant musical element in rock and roll is ________.
which country is reggae originated?
why was the hairstyle of rastafarians called “dreadlocks”?
in rastafarian culture, marijuana is regarded as ______ .
which is not the reason for jamaica to become the birthplace of reggae?
what is not true about reggae?
what instruments are involved to create the characteristic reggae sound?
the main way that reggae influenced american culture was through ______ .
what are the ideals of the rastafarian way of life that has influenced american culture?
what kind of love is bob marley’s song “one love” referring to?
which is not an element of reggae?
review of mamma mia
what does “chorus” mean?
what is folk music?
regarding folk song, which is false?
what are the major elements of traditional folk music?
regarding the influence of folk music on united states society, which of the following is false?
which of the following song asks a series of rhetorical questions about peace, war and freedom?
which of the following song is a story of a dragon and his playmate, jackie paper?
which folk singer (he is now 75 years old) recorded blowin in the wind and mr tambourine man?
_________was the first songwriter to win the nobel prize in literature in 2016 “for having created new poetic expressions within the great american song tradition.”
country music has its roots specifically in __________ ?
the development of country music is especially encouraged by ________.
the country music began to gain popularity in _______.
the lyrics of the country music is usually about the life of _______.
the country music is characterized by the frequent use of ________.
the father of country music is ________.
another music genre i.e. ______ got separated from the country music and became popular.
the father of bluegrass is ______.
the song “homegrown” is about ______.
the word cuisine means ______.
what makes live album different from the other ones?
what does“hit single” mean?
in pop music, featuring is often used to describe ________.
which is not true about grammy awards?
what is the first step of choosing a grammy nominee?
what is true about “what a wonderful world”?
“the thrill is gone” is king’s greatest hit. what is the song about?
what can we know from the sentence“(elvis presley) he sounded too much like a hillbilly”?
what do we know about presley from 1956-1958?
which does not contribute to the success of presley’s comeback show elvis in 1968?
there are 4 statements about the brit awards. which of them is not correct?
the 4 major steps in deciding the nominees are listed below, but in a wrong order: 1.the academy members will make five choices in each category. 2.official charts company (occ) compiles the list of the eligible albums. 3.deciding whether a single or album have been released during the specified eligibility period. 4.the list will be submitted to the brit awards’ voting academy. please choose the correct order.
there are 4 statements about the uk charts. which of them is not correct?
the three music festivals each had its own features. which statement best describes the feature of glastonbury?
which generation served as the major fan base of the beatles when the band broke through?
howard goodall thinks highly of beatles and he has listed a number of reasons why he thinks the band is so successful. which of the following is not a reason given by him?
one of the beatles most famous songs, which has more than 2,200 cover versions, has been voted the best song of the 20th century in a 1999 bbc radio 2 poll of music experts and listeners. what is this song?
how did the band get it name as the rolling stones?
which of the following is not a reason for rolling stones’ long-lasting popularity?
which of the following is not the theme or the sub-theme of this song?
the following words or expressions are slang except ____.
what does the word "father" most probably mean in the line "father, father, father help us/ send us some guidance from above"?
which of the following about culture and music is false?
what can you learn from the song “raindrops keep fallin’ on my head"?
which of the following is not the right way to learn english through music?
regarding cultural influence, which of the following is true?
regarding the evolution of music genres, which of the following is false?
which of the following is false about “chorus”?
the most important element of a song is __________.
which one of the following is false about music genres?
which of the following is not the reason that we need to ide music into genres?
folk music originated in the 19th century but is often applied to music that is older than that. which of the following is false?
various times in america’s history have seen the revival of folk music and in the 1990s, when rock and country combined with folk music to create a new genre, called ___________.
what are the major elements of traditional folk music?
regarding the influence of folk music on united states society, which of the following is false?
which of the following songs asks a series of rhetorical questions about peace, war and freedom?
_________was the first songwriter to win the nobel prize in literature in 2016 “for having created new poetic expressions within the great american song tradition.”
the legendary blues musician b.b. king’s master piece is _________.
regarding the history of the blues, which of the following is false?
the blues has its influence on a lot of music styles, like _________.
the blues had a huge impact on society, especially on ____________.
from its birth to today, the blues has always been played by ___________.
country music has its roots specifically in __________ ?
the development of country music is especially encouraged by ____________.
the country music began to gain popularity in _____________.
the lyrics of the country music is usually about the life of _____________.
r&b used to be a general term for the music produced by _________.
the lyrics of r&b are usually about _________.
which of the following is not the sub-genre of r&b?
the king of pop usually refers to _________.
r&b has influenced many other music genres especially _________.
regarding r&b, which of the following is wrong?
the word “cover” in music means _________.
what is the implying meaning of "alternative rock"?
the most obvious difference between r&b and rock is __________.
a band of rock music usually includes ________.
which of the following fashions is the result of rock music?
“you rock!” or “that rocks!” means that person or that thing is ___________.
the longest running beatles song on the charts is ___________.
the most significant musical element in rock and roll is __________ .
reggae music originated in _______.
the main way that reggae influenced american culture was through ________.
in pop music, "featuring" is often used to describe __________.
what is the first step of choosing a grammy nominee?
what can we know from the sentence "he (elvis presley) sounded too much like a hillbilly"?
which of the following statements best describes elvis presley?
which of the following statements about the uk charts is false?
which generation served as the major fan base of the beatles when the band broke through?
howard goodall thinks highly of the beatles and has listed a number of reasons why he thinks the band is so successful. which of the following is not a reason given by him?
which of the following statements is not a reason for the rolling stone’s long-lasting popularity?
what is stadium rock?
queen played approximately 700 live performances during their career. the success of their live performance is guaranteed by the showman in the band. many singers have expressed admiration for him. who is he?
michael jackson explored ersified music genres in his music career except _______.
which of the following statements is false about the grammy awards?
which of the following statements is true about bob marley?
which of the following is the famous rock band?
why was the hairstyle of rastafarians called "dreadlocks"?
which music genre in london was based firmly in reggae roots?
which of the following statements is false about the brit awards?
sir elton hercules john has many titles as a rock singer, songwriter, pianist and actor. which of the following statements about him is false?
which of the following statements about punk rock is false?