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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What city had its first public concert held in 1757?

<p>Philadelphia (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Fife (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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