Classical
Jazz
Blues
Rock and Roll
Country
Pop
Rap/Hip Hop
Listening
100
This is the continent where classical music originated.
Europe
100
This jazz trumpet player was also one of the pioneers of scat singing.
Louis Armstrong
100
This instrument is featured in most blues music.
Guitar
100
This instrument is featured in most rock & roll music.
Electric Guitar
100
This US city is where country music got its start.
Atlanta
100
The word "pop" is short for...
Popular Music
100
This US city is where hip-hop music originated
The Bronx
100
What genre of music is this?
Pop
200
The name of this classical composer, who after tragically losing his hearing, wrote "Ode to Joy".
Beethoven
200
This US city is where jazz music got its start.
New Orleans
200
To help them get through the work day, these people began singing the blues to help lift their spirits.
Slaves
200
This singer was the first major rock star, and is known as the "King of Rock & Roll"
Elvis Presley
200
This is a style of singing used in country music where a singer's voice quickly breaks between the low and high register
Yodeling
200
This singer who wrote and performed "Thriller" and "Billie Jean", is known as the King of Pop.
Michael Jackson
200
This is a person who spins turntables to provide a “beat” for the rapper
DJ
200
What genre of music is this?
Classical
300
The name of this classical composer, whose works include "Requiem" and "The Magic Flute"
Mozart
300
The term for when an instrumentalist or vocalist creates their own original music on the spot
Improvising, or improvisation
300
This is the order of rhyming lines in a blues song.
AAB
300
This band came to America as part of the "British Invasion" and re-invented what was possible within the sound of rock music.
The Beatles
300
This is a style of violin playing used in country music that is often fast and slides between notes.
Fiddling
300
This is the main theme section of a pop song, which repeats with the same words, and usually includes the title of the song
Refrain or Chorus
300
This is a person who raps with a DJ, and could also be known as a "mic controller" or "master of ceremonies"
MC
300
What genre of music is this?
Rock & Roll
400
The third time period of classical music, where music was written to sound very emotional and dramatic
Romantic
400
If a jazz vocalist sings "shoobie doo bop doo wah", this is an example of...
Scat singing
400
This blues singer and guitarist wrote "Crossroads" which has since been covered by many other artists.
Robert Johnson
400
This upbeat electric style of the blues, which later became re-named "rock & roll", can be abbreviated as "R&B".
Rhythm & Blues
400
This country singer started on American Idol, and went on to win the Grammy Award for best new artist.
Carrie Underwood
400
This section of a pop song has different words each time it happens
Verse
400
This song by Sugarhill Gang was the first major hit song in the hip-hop genre
Rapper's Delight
400
What genre of music is this?
Country
500
The first time period of classical music, where pieces had complex melodies but not much variation in dynamics.
Baroque
500
The term for when a jazz band emphasizes notes that are NOT on the beat
Syncopation
500
Is this an example of a blues song, and why?
The thrill is gone, the thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone, the thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong, and you'll be sorry someday
Yes, because it contains 2 repeated lines and then a different rhyming line, or AAB.
500
A guitar player plugging their instrument into a large speaker to make it louder is an example of...
Amplification
500
Some of Elvis Presley's songs were a cross between country music and rock & roll, otherwise known as...
Rockabilly
500
This section of a pop song only happens once, and sounds different than the rest of the song
Bridge
500
This DJ, whose real name is Joseph Saddler, was a pioneer of the scratching technique on turntables
Grandmaster Flash
500
What genre of music is this?
Jazz