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Unit 6 Music
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the great music shift during the early years of the Great Depression? | (Hot Syncopated Dance Music to Sweeter Style of Ballroom Music) |
| When did Swing Style become popular? | 1935 |
| How and Where did Swing Music first develop? | In Black dance bands in New York, Chicago, and Kansas City |
| What are the two types of Swing Music? | East Coast Swing and West Coast Swing |
| Who was the King of Swing? | Benny Goodman |
| What does the term Swing refer too? | Refers to the fluid, rocking, motion of the music as well as the emotional state brought by the music |
| Does Swing music bring upon A sense of freedom, life and enjoyment? | Yes |
| What is MCA? | Music Corporation of America; became the dominant booking agency for big dance bands, eventually leading to radio and commercial bookings |
| Did swing stretch across multiple different boundaries including geographical and social boundaries? | Yes |
| What was the main method of promotion for Swing and Big Bands? | Radio |
| What were the most desired booking venues for bands? | Venues with wires that had a direct connection to a radio station broadcast |
| What was the device that highlighted Swing and Big Bands on the Radio? | Disk Jockey |
| What were the new dance crazes that were created in the Swing music | Jitterbug and Lindy Hop? |
| Where was the biggest influence of Swing music and dance? | New York's Harlem Neighborhood |
| What is the setup of a Big/Swing Band | Rhythm Section, Trumpets, Trombones, & Front Line |
| What is Walking Bass | Bass plays on all four beats, moving up and down like it is walking |
| Solo means | Individual player |
| Tutti means | Entire ensemble playing |
| Soli means | Section of group playing |
| Was there collective improvisation in Swing Music? | No |
| What was the big break of Benny Goodman? | Let's Dance |
| Which Swing artist relied on arrangements of popular Tin Pan Alley songs and 12 bar Blus? | Glenn Miller |
| What are two examples of Duke Ellington? | Take the A Train & C-Jam Blues |
| What does ASCAP means? | The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |
| Who was the most popular Hillbilly singer during the Swing Era that Formed the Crazy Tennesseans? | Roy Claxton Acuff |
| Who was the first successful singing Cowboy | Gene Autry |
| Where did Western Swing originate? | Originated in the Southwest |
| What factor also helped the Swing music craze spread quicker? | The rise of the booking agency |
| Would successful bands have sponsors? | Yes |
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