Spirituals
What was the purpose of African American Spirituals?
Folk music of the African American people that provides hope and encouragement during the trials of slavery.
What is a common element of gospel music that is shared with DC Go-go music?
Call and response
What is typically the main instrument used when playing ragtime?
Piano
Name one prominent figure of the Harlem renaissance, discussed in class.
Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, W.e.b. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Josephine Baker
What instrument played a key role in the creation of Country music, and what continent did it originate from?
Akonting/ Banjo
West Africa
What region of the US did spirituals start?
The American South
Name two of the six elements of Gospel music discussed in class.
Vibrato, Harmonies, Dynamics, Modulation, Call and response, Expression
What is "duple meter" in ragtime?
when the measure is divided into two beats where the first beat is the strong beat and the second is the weak beat
What are two of the five elements of Jazz discussed in class?
Improvisation, Harmony, Rhythm, Syncopation, Blue Notes
in what year, as discussed in class, was the banjo known as an instrument used solely by black people?
1840
What two locations were spirituals sung in?
The fields where they worked and in church.
What is Harmony?
different people singing multiple voice parts at the same time.
What music genre was created due to the heavy influence of ragtime?
Jazz/ Blues
What is is called when you play two notes at the same time that are next to each other on the piano scale, creating a harmony of notes that sound almost like they clash?
Dissonance
What century is on record for the creation of country music?
17th Century
What other Genre of music is directly influenced and closely related to African American Spirituals.
Gospel
What is it called when the key of a song changes upward to elevate the emotion of a song?
Modulation
______________ was an African-American composer and pianist. Dubbed the "King of Ragtime
Scott Joplin
What City/ state was Jazz music created in?
New Orleans, Louisiana
bluegrass, one of the styles that influenced country music,combines elements of which genres?
old-time mountain music, square dance fiddling, blues, gospel, jazz, and popular music
2 spirituals were played in class. List at least one of them.
Wade in the Water
Go down Moses
What century was Gospel music created in?
17th
What time period (rough estimate) was ragtime created?
1900s
When you play two piano notes in close proximity, almost as though you are playing them at the same time, this element of jazz is called ___________________
Blue Notes
Name two modern black music artists that have made country music, as discussed in class.
Beyonce, Nelly, Lil Nas X