1: What is Brian Eno considered the father of?
dance music
trance music
ambient music
none of the above
2: The name of the deck of cards that offers musicians, engineers and producers suggestions on how to write or play a piece of music is:
obtuse angles
oblique strategies
obtuse stragegies
angular ideas
3: Which famous piano player is also associated with the origin of ambient music?
Art Tatum
Thelonious Monk
Horrace Silver
Erik Satie
4: Which style of ambient music is more closely associated with nature?
organic
isolationist
spiritual
none of the above
5: The genre of music that draws freely from religious traditions around the world with very little deference to the clarity of the traditions’ histories is:
flamenco
new age
hymnal
rock
6: What was the famous John Lennon quote from 1966 that caused many people to burn their Beatles albums?
“The Beatles are more popular than Jesus”
“All you need is Love”
“I am the Walrus”
None of the above
7: Which genre of music had a heavy influence on the Rolling Stones?
blues
gypsy rock
Indian Classical
funk
8: Which of the following is the most common name given to James Brown?
Soul Brother Number One
Mr. Dynamite
The Godfather of Soul
Universal James
9: Which of the following genres is characterized by its syncopated rhythms and razor-sharp rhythm guitars?
soul
blues
funk
rock
10: Which of the following musicans/bands originated in New Orleans?
James Brown
Funkadelic
The Meters
Parlimant
11: What stye of music is the combination of rhythm & blues and gospel music?
funk
hip-hop
jazz
soul
12: Which of the following sub-genres is associated with White artists performing “Black” music?
Motown
Philadelphia Soul
Blue-eyed Soul
Neo Soul
13: Which of the following statements are TRUE?
Ray Charles was never blind.
Ray Charles began going blind at age five and was totally blind by age seven.
Ray Charles went totally blind when he turned 60.
Ray Charles was born blind.
14: The soul singer who is known as “The Queen of Soul” and “Lady Soul” is:
Ray Charles
Diana Ross
Beyonce
Aretha Franklin
15: The Soul singer who later became a Reverend after a near-death experience is:
Miles Davis
Al Green
Luther Vandross
none of the above
16: What styles of music merged together to form The Nashville Sound?
pop and country
jazz and country
pop and jazz
none of the above
17: Patsy Cline began her singing career in:
a traveling carnival
a Baptist Church choir
a house band in a small town bar
none of the above
18: Which of the following singers was known as a “smooth crooner”?
Patsy Cline
Chet Atkins
Eddy Arnold
all of the above
19: The punk band that incorporated reggae and rockabilly into their sound was:
The Ramones
The Talking Heads
The Clash
Green Day
20: The roots of Christian Punk music can be found in:
Church talent shows during the late 1970’s.
The Jesus Movement
Marketing ploy by CCM magazine
none of the above
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