7 American Colonial Music: Instruments & Facts
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What kind of music would you have heard in colonial America?

  • Traditional indigenous music only
  • Diverse music influenced by various cultures (correct)
  • Modern pop music
  • Classical music from Europe
  • Who were some of the cultures that contributed to the music in colonial America?

  • European colonists only
  • Africans only
  • Indigenous people, colonists from the British Isles and Europe, and Africans (correct)
  • Native Americans only
  • For what purposes did people in the colonies use music?

  • Religious services only
  • Military activities only
  • Entertainment purposes only
  • Religious services, dancing, and military activities (correct)
  • What was an important part of many Christian services in colonial America?

    <p>Singing of psalms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the military use music for in colonial America?

    <p>Parade and dances, field music while marching and in battle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When does the period of colonial America begin and end for the purposes of this lesson?

    <p>Late 1600s to early days of the American Revolution in 1776</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following instruments was smaller and simpler than a flute, with six finger holes and no keys?

    <p>Recorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of instrument did men play that had a wood head joint for a mouthpiece and a wooden body with finger holes?

    <p>Recorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the name of the keyboard instrument related to the piano that women were allowed to play?

    <p>Harpsichord</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did resourceful people use their skills to create, which were simple stringed instruments similar to banjos?

    <p>Zithers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which early book, published in 1641 in Massachusetts, was one of the earliest books published in the colonies?

    <p>The Bay Psalm Book</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the location of the first known public concert in the colonies, performed in 1729?

    <p>Boston</p> Signup and view all the answers

    By what year were music lessons being offered in Philadelphia, as indicated by an early newspaper advertisement?

    <p>1730</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What city had its first public concert held in 1757?

    <p>Philadelphia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of drums were included among the instruments brought to America?

    <p>Bass drums and snare drums</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did men play that had no keys and was usually made of hardwood?

    <p>Fife</p> Signup and view all the answers

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