Music in the united states?!

Music in the united states?

1.ragtime composers often made use of
A.counterpoint
B.inversion
C.syncopation
D.serialism

2.__notes are produced by lowering the third,fifth, or seventh steps of major scales
A.lw
B.rag
C.minor
D.blue

3.the __ is a type of latin american dance music
A.pavane
B.mambo
C.corrido
D.allemande

4.in reggae music, the __ is emphasized
A.backseat
B.upbeat
C.offbeat
D.first beat

5.which one of the follwing composers is famous for his marches
A.john phillip douse
B.aaron cpland
C.charles ives
D.john cage

6.what style of jazz is also referred t as "eight to the bar"
A.broadside
B.swing
C.dixieland
D.boogie-wogie

7.what type of country musicians use only acoustic instruments
A.rockabilly
B.bluegrass
C.honky-tonk
D.rhythm and blues

8.porgy and bess is an example of a
A.ballet
B.musical
C.opera
D.quadrille

9.the song beautiful dreamer was written by
A.miles davis
B.franz liszt
C.stephen foster
D.lowell mason

1. syncopations (have no idea if thats right but i love that word)
2. minor
3. mambo
4. down beat?
5. well geez, idk which one from the list, I was thinking John Philip Sousa
6. Idk, dixieland
7. bluegrass
8. opera
9. Lowell Mason

And I don't think I answered any of those correctly, but it was fun.