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Quiz Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley

  1. Tin Pan Alley is located in what state?

    2. Florida
    California
    Wyoming
    New York

  2. Tin Pan Alley is in a burrough of New York City called:

    3. Manhattan
    Bronx
    Queens
    Brooklyn

  3. Tin Pan Alley is now called what?

    4. Still called Tin Pan Alley
    Flatiron District
    Music Row
    Both A and B

  4. Tin Pan Alley is still the place for musicians today.

    5. This is incorrect
    Yes, this is correct
    Tin Pan Alley dominanted the music market until about 1930
    Both A and C

  5. Tin Pan Alley was a collection of mainly what 2 music professions?

    6. Songwriters and Performers
    Songwriters and Music Publishers
    Performers and Educators
    Educators and Songwriters

  6. What laws would have allowed Stephen Foster to make more money?

    7. Copyright Laws
    Poverty Laws
    Criminal Laws
    Musician Laws

  7. Stephen Foster wrote many of American's most beloved folk tunes. Why did he die so poor?

    8. Due to lack of copyright laws, people could use his music without having to pay him
    Because he wrote his music for other companies, who published the music, and made all the money
    Due to lack of copyright laws, once a song was sold, the composer could make no more money from it
    All of the above

  8. What news US laws were put into place that made Tin Pan Alley so successful?

    9. Copyright Laws
    Criminal Laws
    Music Laws
    Publisher Laws

  9. What musical society was formed due to the new Copyright Laws and the musicians of Tin Pan Alley?

    10. BMI
    SESCA
    ASCAP
    Academy Awards

  10. Some of our most beloved musicians had history with Tin Pan Alley, for example:

    11. George Gershwin
    Scott Joplin
    Jerome Kern
    All of the above

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