Briefly describe some of the characteristics of the "Nashville sound."

What will be an ideal response?

regular use of drums
electric bass
background of strings
vocal backup of female singers
studio techniques:
echo effects
overdubbing
raising the pitch level a half step when material is repeated
steel guitar (occasionally)
fiddle or banjo (occasionally)
simple diatonic harmonies and melodies
sentimental lyrics

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Architect A.W.N. Pugin considered medieval poorhouses superior to the nineteenth-century ones, because they were

a. guided by Christian principles. b. inside the abbey, not separate. c. smaller. d. located in rural, not urban, areas.

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A polar pattern is a two-dimensional representation whereas a pickup pattern is three-dimensional

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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