Music

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One of the benefits of the shift to electric broadcast technology from acoustic technology was a ... Started by crobinson2013	1 Replies 75 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by TheDev123
The star of the first talking film, The Jazz Singer, was singer and actor Eddie Cantor. a. True ... Started by soccerdreamer_17	1 Replies 54 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by princessflame2016
After the mid-1920s, a decided majority of popular songs were written in the AABA song form. a. ... Started by captainjonesify	1 Replies 72 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by dudman123
Jean Goldkette's band offered a jazzier sound than that of the dance orchestra of Paul Whiteman. ... Started by crazycityslicker	3 Replies 55 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Harbringer
A torch song typically was sung by a woman, usually one who was black. a. True b. ... Started by jon_i	1 Replies 41 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by IAPPLET
KDKA in Pittsburgh was the first commercial radio station. a. True b. ... Started by vicky	1 Replies 38 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by lkoler
Albums were more common in the Modern Era than single recordings. a. True b. ... Started by amal	1 Replies 34 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by CourtneyCNorton
The musical style of Charleston (J. Johnson, 1923) is that of a Flapper dance. a. True b. ... Started by penza	3 Replies 60 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by djpooyouma
The text defines the Modern Era of popular music as that between the early 1910s and the early ... Started by appyboo	1 Replies 618 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by ktidd
Bing Crosby got his start singing with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. a. True b. ... Started by Diane	1 Replies 39 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by srodz
One of the choices available to experience live music in 1929 that was not available ten years ... Started by gbarreiro	1 Replies 29 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by otokexnaru
The phenomenon known as the Charleston, the most popular 1920s dance, was introduced in this show: ... Started by mrsjacobs44	3 Replies 106 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by 6ana001
Network radio was born by which company? a. Columbia Broadcasting Company (CBS) b. National ... Started by newyorker26	1 Replies 68 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by wfdfwc23
A crooner is a male singer who: a. sings without amplification in the style of Al Jolson b. also ... Started by Marty	1 Replies 68 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Zebsrer
Billie Holiday's singing was noted for the following qualities EXCEPT: a. lack of technical ... Started by folubunmi	1 Replies 78 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Galvarado142
NBC's 1925 broadcast debut marked the beginning of: a. the recording industry b. network radio ... Started by stock	3 Replies 39 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by bpool94
The best musical description of Charleston is: a. a waltz b. a two-step c. a syncopated grizzly ... Started by lidoalex	1 Replies 56 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by jesse.fleming
One of the first and most popular Dance Orchestras of the 1920s: a. Al Jolson and his Jazz ... Started by sam.t96	1 Replies 37 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Bigfoot1984
An artist responsible for mainstreaming the blues and one of the first black performers to succeed ... Started by WWatsford	1 Replies 31 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by leahchrapun
The writer of the musical score for Show Boat was: a. George Gershwin b. Paul Whiteman c. ... Started by Yolanda	3 Replies 87 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by cegalasso
The score to the 1935 film, Top Hat, was written by: a. Rodgers/Hart b. Rodgers/Hammerstein c. ... Started by skymedlock	1 Replies 62 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Christopher
This show is considered the first of the great modern musicals. a. Shuffle Along b. Dream Girls ... Started by mspears3	1 Replies 21 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by jlaineee
Fred Astaire's contribution to popular music was not made on records or radio, but rather through ... Started by CQXA	1 Replies 16 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by katheyjon
In the early 1920s, this made the conversational rhythm in song lyrics possible: a. amplification ... Started by ericka1	3 Replies 35 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by Animal_Goddess
He wrote the libretto to Show Boat. a. Ira Gershwin b. Larry Hart c. Oscar Hammerstein, II d. ... Started by rmenurse	1 Replies 39 Views	Jul 25, 2018 by parker125