The Count Basie Orchestra gained national recognition partly because it
a. could swing harder than other bands, with equal measures of drive and relaxation
b. played in a club that had important patrons and weekly radio broadcasts
c. could outdo all of the other local bands in cutting contests
d. stayed together for such a long time
a
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a. the closing of Storyville b. the enactment of Jim Crow legislation c. the emergence of white jazz ensembles d. the Industrial Revolution
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a. a saturated, speeded up rock rhythm b. an updated but slower disco beat c. a heavily syncopated rock beat d. its reliance on the complexities of rock harmony
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A) keep looking at that camera until the director cuts away B) apologize to the audience for looking into the wrong camera C) shift your body position so the camera can follow you D) ask the floor manager which camera is on you E) glance downward and then look up into the correct camera
Creative people often have the following seven characteristics:
A) limited but focused interests, emotional stability, attentiveness, curiosity, sense of humor, intelligence, and playfulness. B) receptivity, wide range of interests, conviction, extroverted, hard working, patience, and financially responsible. C) limited but focused interests, introverted, curiosity, attentiveness, seeks connections, complexity and charisma. D) wide range of interests, conviction, curiosity, attentiveness, seeks connections, complexity and receptivity. E) seeks connections, playfulness, hardheaded, wide range of interests, intelligence, curiosity, and financially responsible.