Chapter 3 Review questions (7th Edition)
1. In American society, the predominant folk music originally was the songs of what group of
people?
2. The interweaving of British and __________ styles could be the most significant factor in the
development of American music.
3. __________ folk music comes largely from the musical expressions of slaves and their
descendents in the south.
4. Anglo-American folk music grew out of the folk culture of:
5. True folk music is most often preserved how?
6. The creators of folk music are often ________.
7. A ballad singer is a __________.
8. The primary instrument in folk dance music is the __________.
9. In blues, singers would adjust the pitch up or down slightly to emphasize the __________ of
the music.
10. A __________ -bar form is the musical basis for the blues.
11. A __________ -line poetic stanza is the lyric basis for the blues.
12. The urban folk revival began in what year?
13. With the addition of __________, __________, and __________ items/instruments, blues
singers created urban blues.
14. In 1949 __________ magazine renamed urban blues, calling it rhythm and blues, or R&B.
15. The King of R&B was:
20. Blue notes are alterations to a __________.
28. B.B. King’s main instrument is the ___________.
Short Answer
32. Other than African-American or Anglo-American music cultures, name three other American
folk cultures as listed in the text.
33. List three reasons why songs change through oral tradition.
34. Who is Francis James Child?
35. Who is Jean Ritchie?
36. Name the seven types of folk songs listed in the text.
37. Into which category do lumbermen’s songs fit?
38. Into which category do game songs fit?
39. What development were the Hutchinsons known for?
40. Name two major music festivals as listed in the text.
41. Who is responsible for creating folk rock?
Matching
Please match the musical term with the corresponding phrase.
42. vernacular music
43. notation
44. strophic
45. tone bending
46. roots music
47. field recordings
48. revival
49. twelve-bar blues
50. hootenanny
A) paired with a 3-line poetic stanza
B) lowering and then returning to the original pitch
C) a method of preserving music in print
D) in the language of the majority of listeners
E) a folk music gathering
F) derived from the everyday lives of people
G) process where each stanza is set to the same music
H) resurgence of an existing style
I) a method of preserving folk music