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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what city were the Beatles trapped in an overloaded elevator?
2. While recording the twenty-four-bar climax for "A Day in the Life", George Martin told the orchestra to disobey a fundamental rule by doing what?
3. How does George Martin describe the result, when a recording is overcompressed?
4. What does George Martin describe as a lifetime ambition in Chapter 12, unfulfilled when the book was written?
5. While orchestrating the film, "The Family Way", what compromise did George Martin reach with John Boulting?
Short Essay Questions
1. What, according to George Martin, is the best way to orchestrate for strings?
2. Briefly describe the controversy surrounding John Lennon's comparison of the Beatles and Jesus.
3. Which is the only Beatles film not scored by George Martin, and why?
4. How is a compressor used in a recording studio?
5. What album does George Martin consider to be the classic example of what can be achieved by a talented amateur with multi-track equipment?
6. Why, as described in Chapter 10, did George Martin become increasingly frustrated with EMI?
7. Describe the early founding of AIR, Associated Independent Recording.
8. Under what circumstances did the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, die?
9. What does George Martin define as the golden treadmill?
10. What sites did George Martin consider for AIR's second studio, a residential complex, and where was it ultimately constructed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the main theme or themes of "All You Need Is Ears"? Is it possible for an autobiography to have a cohesive theme, without some scheming, omissions, and altering of facts by the author?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the formation of AIR. Detail the design and construction of its first studio in London and its residential studio in Montserrat.
Essay Topic 3
Why does George Martin feel that pop music is not a step down from classical music? Why does he think pop musicians find it easier to succeed in modern times than classical musicians?
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