african-american

Question 1

music was used by __ to express their feelings of saddness or joy

Answer 1

african slaves

Question 2

Music is a huge source of __ in one’s heritage.

Answer 2

pride

Question 3

what does OPM stand for

Answer 3

Original Philippine Music

Question 4

On page 35, a quote is written down there alongside with its author. What was written their?

Answer 4

“Where words fail, music speaks”
- Hans Christian Andersen

Question 5

is usually upbeat, lively, and festive!

Answer 5

African-American Music

Question 6

For the African people, music is like their __.

Answer 6

spiritual food

Question 7

1.__ express the mood of the people. It is considered the “__” which holds dancers together.

Answer 7

1. African drums
2. “heartbeat of the community”

Question 8

is used for communication, such as alarming tribes when war is coming.

Answer 8

Talking drum

Question 9

__ were believed to attract water during dry seasons.

Answer 9

Rain sticks

Question 10

an ancient carnival tradition from north-eastern Brazil.

Answer 10

Maracatu

Question 11

Each year, a member of the community would be crowned as the slave King and Queen or __.

Answer 11

Rei do Congo

Question 12

It is when Africans sing with a leader and a chorus, maybe a group of people or the community itself will respond through singing as well.

Answer 12

Call and Response

Question 13

“__” were passed down orally from generations of slavery.

Answer 13

Negro Spirituals

Question 14

A type of African-American Music that helped or attained them from freedom.

Answer 14

Spirituals

Question 15

In African __, gestures communicate significant meanings. Some of these examples are pointing and looking to the ground that pertains to the earth. The Africans continued to __ to keep their traditions and connect with their home country.

Answer 15

Dance

Question 16

1.__ is the genre of African-American “Jam.” It originated from the deep south of the US where most of the African slaves entered the country.
Characterized by 2.__, these sad-sounding flatted tones usually make it distinct to hear.

Answer 16

1. Blues
2. Blue notes

Question 17

Walking bass or shuffles reinforce its trance-like rhythm and form a repetitive effect called __.

Answer 17

groove

Question 18

This music type can be traced back to when African entrepreneurs hired session musicians to serve the needs of black music. This led to one of the first unifying events for black and white people. Through __ music, more white Americans acknowledged the view that black culture was not evil or disgracing, but only different.

Answer 18

Soul

Question 19

This music type evolved from Soul. When slavery ended in 1865, Black Americans were not welcome in white American churches, so they built their own chapels and sang Christian songs with African vocal styles.
The choir’s vocal harmony was dominant in __ singing. They sang joyful, upbeat songs while clapping and moving to the beat; at the same time, slower music is like a prayer, a song yearning for God’s love.

Answer 19

Gospel Music

Question 20

Where did gospel music evolve?

Answer 20

Memphis, Tennessee