2020's History
This pandemic reshaped music and daily life.
What is COVID-19?
This genre features soft vocals and lo-fi production.
What is bedroom pop?
Songs can go viral on TikTok __________.
What is overnight?
Before recording, music could only be experienced this way.
What is live?
These early records played at 78 rpm.
What are shellac records?
This app became the #1 platform for music discovery.
What is TikTok?
This genre remains one of the most dominant worldwide.
What is hip-hop/rap?
These help songs trend and spread quickly online.
What are dance trends/Memes
This inventor created the phonograph.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This technology brought music into homes.
What is radio?
These at-home setups made music creation easier.
What are home studios?
This global genre is known for polished choreography.
What is K-pop?
Artists release short previews called __________.
This device used cylinders to record sound.
What is the phonograph?
These allowed longer albums (LPs).
What are vinyl records?
These two types of activism influenced lyrics.
What are social and political activism?
This emotional style grew during the pandemic.
What is singer-songwriter?
Artists now record in __________ studios at home.
What are DIY studios? OR Homemade Studios
This inventor created the gramophone
Who is Emile Berliner?
These tapes became popular in the 1960s.
What are cassette tapes?
These services dominate how we listen today.
What are streaming services?
This genre returned post-pandemic with club sounds.
What is EDM/house?
FL Studio and GarageBand are examples of this.
What is music software (DAWs)?
These replaced cylinders in early recordings.
What are discs (records)?
This portable device revolutionized listening in 1979.
What is the Walkman?