ONEREPUBLIC Take This Short Quiz to Test Your Knowledge

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ONEREPUBLIC Take this short quiz to test your knowledge.

1) Name two members of OneRepublic

2) What was Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkinis’ band name in high school?

3) Why did they rename Republic to OneRepublic?

4) What is the title of their debut album?

5) Which OneRepublic song went from being certified gold to certified diamond in one day?

6) Why did the and stop touring in 2017?

7) What is the title of their most recently released song?

8) What kinds of clips are shown in the music video for “Better Days?”

9) What is the message behind the song “Better Days?”

10) Name three other OneRepublic songs

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STUDENT QUIZ POP HARMONIES Take this short quiz to test your knowledge.

1) What is the “barbershop” singing style and when was it popular?

2) Who was the first successful female close-harmony group in the 1920s?

3) Who were The Andrews Sisters and what contemporary entertainers cited them as influ- ences?

4) What was notable about The Dixie Hummingbirds’ frontman Ira Tucker?

5) Name one song recorded by The Ames Brothers

6) Which vocal group rose to fame at the same time Elvis Presley did?

7) Which vocal group is the Broadway Musical Jersey Boys based on?

8) What sounds and genres did Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young incorporate into their music?

9) What is the title of Queen’s groundbreaking hit in which the first 45 seconds are harmonized a capella?

10) During what decades did vocal harmonies shift from lead singers to backup singers?

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STUDENT QUIZ NEW AGE MUSIC Take this short quiz to test your knowledge.

1) During what decade did the new-age movement develop?

2) How might you be able to recognize a new-wave song?

3) Why did the new-age movement develop? What other practices were people doing at the time?

4) What are some of the genres that new-age music draws from?

5) What is the purpose of new-age music? What do artists hope their listeners achieve?

6) Why did new-wave become popular again in recent years?

7) What do Laraaji’s laughter workshops entail and how do you think they might they be bene- ficial?

8) Why is new-age music appealing to younger generations?

9) What is a yogi?

10) Finish this sentence: New-age music isn’t about what it is, it’s about

POP HARMONIES STUDENT 1. Barbershop singing style is four-part vocal harmony, and it was popular between the 1800s and the 1920s 2.The Boswell Sisters QUIZ 3. The Andrews Sisters were a trio of singers very much like the Boswells, and Bette Midler, Christina Aguilera and Pentatonix ANSWERS all cite them as an inspiration 4. He put on a show by dancing, singing, jumping and praying during performances Vol.39, No.7 5. “Rag Mop,” “Undecided,” “You,You, You” 6. The Everly Brothers 7. Franki Valli andThe Four Seasons 8. Electric, acoustic, country, rock, pop 9. “Bohemian Rhapsody” 10. 1980s and 90s

NEW AGE MUSIC 1. 1960s 2. If it has nature sounds, soothing ambience, etc. 3. People were focused on spiritual health and practicing things like yoga and meditation 4. Folk, classical, world music, jazz 5. To connect to your “higher self,” do yoga, find inner peace, enhance harmony 6. People began to shift their focus to mental, physical and spiritual health 7. Extended laughter followed by deep meditation; first you find hap- piness and bliss by laughing and then find peace and self-reflection through meditation 8. Young people are more likely to enjoy experimental, unconventional music 9. Someone who practices yoga 10. How it makes you feel

ONEREPUBLIC 1. RyanTedder, Zach Filkinis, Eddie Fisher, Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown 2.This Beautiful Mess 3. Fear of legal trouble from similarly need bands 4. Dreaming Out Loud 5. “Counting Stars” 6.Tedder was dealing with anxiety over long hours 7. “Better Days” 8. OneRepublic fans in quarantine as well as first responders in action during the coronavirus spread 9. “Better Days” is about staying hopeful and positive through challenging times 10. “Apologize,” “Feel Again,” “Secrets,” “All the Right Moves,” “Good Life,” “No Vacancy,” “Rich Love,” “Didn’t I”