University of Maryland Baltimore Song Composition Exam

Question Description

Part 1 – Multiple Choice

DJ Kool Herc crafted early hip-hop out of:

Group of answer choices

Orchestra hits

Electronic drum machines

a live drummer

The drum breaks of soul, funk, and disco records

The Frankfurt and Birmingham schools importantly represent:

Group of answer choices

Two collections of instrumental samples

Two European musical scenes of the 1990s

Two different scholarly perspectives on the culture industry

The names of two early hip-hop producers.

Queen Latifah’s “Ladies First” is remarkable for:

Group of answer choices

The deeply political Afrocentric lyrics

The spare, modernist vibe of the production

The objectification of male bodies

The endorsement of Bill Clinton for President

Which best represents Tricia Rose’s perspective on women rappers such as Salt-N-Pepa:

Group of answer choices

They tend to focus on traditional domestic activities

THey differ from contemporary male rappers by endorsing conservative politics.

There were no commercially successful women rappers in the 1980s.

They are often in a dialogue with men, rather than merely oppositional

Mark Anthony Neal points out that a lot of explicitly political music suffers for

Group of answer choices

Not being very danceable

being insufficiently informed on politics.

Being too popular

Holding unpopular viewpoints

The aesthetic of Arrested Development’s “Tennessee” (1992), both the song and the video, could best be described as:

Group of answer choices

colonial liberation movements in Africa.

nostalgia for a rural, preindustrial past mixed with painful memories of violence.

sunny imagery of southern California juxtaposed with gang violence

cold sterile imagery of the industry north

Grandmaster Flash pioneered the development of

Group of answer choices

Innovative turntable techniques

Intricate rhyme schemes in his rapping

High-end production values

Break dancing

Dr. Dre’s production often featured

Group of answer choices

syncopated jazzy rhythms

accordians

Extremely fast tempos

Low, funky bass lines with a higher melody

Number the following moments in the order in which they occurred.

Run DMC’s collaboration with Aerosmith

The mainstream popularity of Gangster Rap

Outkast’s irrevant video for “Rosa Parks”

DJ Kool Herc’s community parties in the Bronx

(Order them 1 – 4)

Part 2 – Short answer

1. Please describe three true and salient musical characteristics of the song Let me ride by Dr. Dre.

2. Please describe three true and salient musical characteristics of the song I Cram To Understand U by MC Lyte.

3. Please describe three true and salient musical characteristics of the song You Got Me by The Roots.

4. Please pick one of the follow questions to answer. These questions are intended to draw upon issues the entire semester. Your essay should be a good solid three paragraphs or so, and organized logically around a clearly-expressed argument supported with evidence.

Of all popular music genres, hip-hop makes its relationship with the past particularly explicit, with frequent uses of or references to older music. Pick two different hip-hop artists who have contrasting sensibilities when it comes to citing older music, and in a short essay compare their approaches. Be sure to engage with specific songs and moments.
We have used dancing as a window into how music works, seeing dancing as a kind of analysis that emphasizes certain elements of a musical piece, often especially (but not only) rhythmic elements. Pick two different contrasting songs, and in a short essay compare and contrast how these songs move ones body on the dance floor, citing specific musical elements as much as possible.

Make a word doc with all of the multiple choice and then short answers.

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