Music for a musical is always combined with words, called lyrics.

Which styles of African-American music led to the development of jazz?

a. Operas and symphonies b. Bluegrass and country c. Ragtime and the blues d. Ballads and sea chanteys

What scale did Dvo?ák consider to be common among the folk music of African-American and Native American traditions?

a) octatonic b) blues c) pentatonic d) tetrachordal