ROCK 'N ROLL
The first video to play on MTV
What is "Video Killed the Radio Star"
How early humans most likely communicated with each other
What is music
This is the oldest known instrument
What is the bone flute
A type of writing with pictographs which represent different words & symbols
What are hieroglyphics
American singer, dancer, actor, dubbed "Frankieboy", "The Sultan of Swoon" or "The Voice". Appeared in several films throughout the 40's (the best with Gene Kelly). Was a main member of "The Rat Pack" with Sammy Davis Jr & Dean Martin. He was also associated with the mob.
Who is Frank Sinatra
The Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll
What is Ohio (Some say it's Memphis TN but the official historical marker is in Ohio)
This is meant to resemble a bull and represent the Sun God Utu/Shamash. It is considered the 2nd oldest surviving stringed instrument to date.
What is the Bull's Lyre
Bones and sticks could be fashioned into what musical instruments?
What are whistles
This stone contained the same passage in hieroglyphics, Greek & Coptic (later Egyptian)
What is the Rosetta Stone
A style & genre of largely string-accompanied American popular music having roots in folk music or the southeast and cowboy music of the West.
What is Country Music
80's musicians focused on image, talent and persona, making way for a new breed of mega-stars such as Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna. Their songs set the standard for what type of music?
What is Pop
Category of instruments which create sounds primarily by the vibration of the instrument itself, without the use of air
What are Idiophones?
Idiophones can be stamped, shaken, hit, scraped or plucked and are the predecessor to these modern day instruments
What are percussion instruments
The style or way in which Egyptians learned music since they had no system of musical notation.
What is by rote or passing it down orally by repetition
This country artist who's first release, in 2014, was "The Way She Rides"
Who is Luke Combs
These artists would achieve massive success with one or two extremely popular songs then fade away and never be able to recreate their success
What are "One hit wonders"
This category of ancient instruments create sound from stretching a membrane or thin layer of skin, tightly around a boxed surface.
What are Membranophones
Category of ancient instruments in which the sound is made from the vibrations of strings
What are Chordophones
Chironomists are like conductors & give direction to musicians. After much study, how do scholars believe they expressed notation & melody?
What are hand signals
This solo singer, first performed when he was 10 at fair and received his first guitar at 11. His favorite music styles consisted of gospel, country, blues and R & B. He combined two styles of music in his early career that came to be knows as rockabilly.
Who is Elvis Presley
80's type of bands such as Motley Crue, Poison, Ratt, & Cinderella had men wearing flamboyant or awkward outfits, having HUGE teased hair & faces covered with makeup.
What is 80's Rock Glam/Hair Metal
The category of instruments in which the sound is produced by the vibration of air. This is the same as modern day woodwind & brass instruments.
What are Aerophones
There are 5 basic types of Chordophones; bows, lyres, lutes, zithers and ______
What are harps
The primary function of Ancient Egyptian music
What is entertainment
A type of musical theater known for its fancy costumes and large dance numbers which were mostly parodies used to make fun of famous people or plays.
What is Burlesque