The most common instruments available to African Americans, apart ...

[Themember4]

The most common instruments available to African Americans, apart from the voice,
  were the violin, guitar, and banjo, and together they formed a(n) _________________.

 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 2

Expressive, small (microtonal) changes and slides that lower the pitches of certain scale
  steps relative to the European diatonic scale are known as ___________________ __.

 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

[yasmin]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: string band

Answer to Question 2

ANS: blue notes

[Themember4]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[mammy1697]

Great answer, keep it coming