The word stride refers to a. the pianist's right hand striding ...

[lak]

The word stride refers to
 
 

a. the pianist's right hand striding up and down the keyboard
  b. the pianist's left hand playing a walking bass melody
  c. the pianist's left hand striding up and down the keyboard
  d. the way the pianist swings back and forth to reach the piano's extreme registers

Question 2

The Harlem Renaissance came about as a result of
 
 

a. a centralization of black musicians, writers, and other artists who encouraged one another
  and were supported by their local community
  b. an emerging confidence in a uniquely black artistic consciousness
  c. musicians such as William Grant Still and Duke Ellington aspiring to lift black musical
  idioms to new levels of dignity
  d. all of the above

[chreslie]

Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D

[lak]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[ebonylittles]

Great answer, keep it coming