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I. Listening (8 points)

1. Composition:
2. Composer: (if known)
3. Texture:
4. Genre:
5. Description

II. Listening (8 points)

1. Composition:
2. Composer: (if known)
3. Texture:
4. Genre:
5. Description

III. Vocabulary definitions (20 points)
1. Melody:
2. Timbre:
3. Gospel:
4. Break:
5. Cadence:

IV. Rhythms (10 points)

1. How many eighth notes are in three quarter notes?
2. How many half notes are in one dotted whole note?
3. How many quarter notes are in one dotted quarter note?
4. How many sixteenth notes are in one dotted half note?
5. How many dotted quarter notes are in one dotted half note?

V. Essay (10 points)

Choose one of the following musical styles. Write several paragraphs describing the origins of the style, the influences of other music on this style, the composers, the performers, several song titles, and its influences on other styles of music.

Roots of American Popular music, Tin Pan Alley, Country Music, Black Popular Music, Rock, and Other Popular Music.