I'll take a crack at this. Answers in bold for easy reading.
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Do you play an instrument proficiently? I’ve been playing and studying the flute seriously since age 12. I’m currently 1 credit away from obtaining a Bachelor of Music degree. I also play guitar proficiently.
Without consulting any sources, answer the following questions:
1. Do you know who Miles Davis is? (Just yes or no) Yes, I love Miles!
2. Can you name a Miles Davis number or album? Bitches Brew
3. Do you know who Doc Watson is? Yes. Bluegrass guitarist.
4. Do you know who Bob Wills is? The King of Western Swing.
5. Do you know who Duke Ellington is? Yes, love him too.
6. Can you name a Duke Ellington song? Caravan
7. Do you know who Johnny Ace is? R&B singer. I think he even toured with Big Mama Thornton.
8. Do you know who Howlin’ Wolf is? Yes
9. Who was the driving force behind the band T. Rex? Marc Bolan
10. Name a T. Rex song: Bang a Gong.
11. Complete the following sentence: John Coltrane played the TENOR SAXOPHONE.
12. Who was the Beatles’ drummer before Ringo Starr? Pete Best
13. Ringo Starr’s real name is: Richard Starkey
14. The Supremes recorded for what label? Motown.
15. Do you know who Big Joe Turner is? Yes.
16. Name a Big Joe Turner song: Flip Flop and Fly.
17. Complete the following sentence: Johan Sebastian Bach was a classical composer during the BAROQUE period.
18. Name an early form of European liturgical music: Gregorian Chant.
19. Name a Holland-Dozier-Holland song: The Happening.
20. Richard Strauss composed which piece? A. Blue Danube, B. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, C. Rite of Spring, D. Also Sprach Zarathustra, E. None of the above, F. All of the above
D. Also Sprach Zarathustra
21. Name a Cole Porter song: Begin the Beguine
22. Complete the following sentence: Yo-Yo Ma plays the CELLO
23. What is “the Carter lick”? Finger style guitar where melody is played on the bass strings and the rhythm is maintained on the higher strings.
24. Antonio Salieri is important because: A. He invented many of the principles of modern music theory, B. He was the teacher of Franz Schubert, C. He murdered Mozart, D. He wrote many pieces for the pipe organ.
Going to say A, because he introduced many principles of operatic music theory. Not general music theory which is what your answer implies here.
25. What was Mozart’s full name? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
26. Beethoven’s teacher was: A. Johan Bach, B. George Frideric Handel, C. Antonio Salieri, D. Josef Haydn, E. None of the above.
D. Haydn. (Franz Joseph Haydn.)
27. Beethoven is credited with starting what period of classical music? Romantic
28. Name a Scott Joplin piece: Heliotrope Bouquet
29. Most of Joplin’s pieces were written in which decade? A. 1890-1900, B. 1900-1910, C. 1910-1920, D. 1920-1930.
B. 1900-1910. His peak period.
30. Who was “the King of the Mississippi Delta Bluesmen”: A. Charley Patton, B. Blind Willie McTell, C. Lightnin’ Hopkins, D. Mississippi Fred McDowell.
A. Charley Patton
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