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- 1. Multiple ChoicePop Music originated in its modern form in which country/countries?United StatesUnited KingdomUnited States and United KingdomEurope
- 2. Multiple ChoiceIn which decade did pop music originate?1940s1905s1960s1970s
- 3. Multiple ChoicePop and Rock were used interchangably up until the late 1960s, when they became increasingly differentiated from one another.TRUEFALSE; they were always differentiatedFALSE; they were, but not until the 1970s they became differentiatedFALSE; it was the terms Pop and Disco (not pop and rock)
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe form of most Pop songs is...Binary (AB)Ternary (ABA)Verse-Chorus alternationTheme and Variations
- 5. Multiple ChoiceMost Pop songs are around...2 and a half minutes in length.3 minutes in lengthover 5 minutesover 6 minutes
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the following a definition of:
"a musical idea, often a short riff, passage, or phrase, that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener""hookostinatomotifphrase - 7. Multiple ChoiceComplete this sentence with the best word:
An important technological change was the widespread availability of television; with televised performances, "pop stars had to have a ___________ presence"stagedvocalstrongvisual - 8. Multiple ChoiceThe lyrics of pop songs tend to focus on...Love and romantic relationshipsNature and the WorldPolitics and ProtestsCulture and Sub-Cultures
- 9. Multiple ChoiceFind the best two words to complete this sentence:
The beat and the melodies tend to be _______, with __________harmonic accompanimentcomplex....broadcomplex....limitedsimple....broadsimple....limited - 10. Multiple ChoiceHarmony and chord progressions in pop music are often..."that of classical European tonality, only more complex in spirit.""that of classical European tonality, only more simple-minded.""that of a folk style, only more simple-minded.""that of folk style, only more complex in nature."
- 11. Multiple ChoiceComplete the following ;
Pop music has been dominated by the _______ and (from the mid-1960s) ________ music industries, whose influence has made pop music something of an international monoculture, but most regions and countries have their ________ of pop musicEuropean ....American ....own formEuropean ....American....hybridAmerican ...British....own formAmerican...British....hybrid - 12. Multiple ChoiceComplete the following:
In Korea, pop music's influence has led to the birth of boy bands and girl groups which have gained overseas renown through both their music and aesthetics. Korean co-ed groups (mixed gender groups) have __________ as successful.been just asbeen partiallybeen almostnot been - 13. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Firth, Popular Music is…
“music made ____________, in a particular kind of legal (copyright) and economic (market) system.”commerciallyelectronicallymarketablysuccesfully - 14. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Firth, Popular Music is…
“Music made using ___________ technology, with particular reference to forms of recording or sound storage.”lots ofadvancedimportantever-changing - 15. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Firth, Pop Music is music,
"which is significantly experienced as mediated, tied up with the _______________ mass media of cinema, radio and television.”19th century20th century20th and 21st century21st century - 16. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Firth, Pop Music is music,
"which is primarily made for __________, with a particular importance for the social bodily pleasure of dance and public entertainment.”dancethe mass mediapleasuresinging - 17. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Firth, Pop Music is
“Music which is formally __________, bringing together musical elements which cross social, cultural and geographical boundariesuniquehybridjazzinterdisciplinary - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags