Name The Genre
What genre is this? (#1)
Spirituals
Where was jazz created?
New Orleans
Name a string instrument you'd hear in rock and roll
guitar, bass, piano
Who sang spirituals?
Enslaved people in the US South
What genre of music inspired rock and roll the most?
Blues
What genre is this? (#2)
Hip Hop
Where was hip hop created?
New York City
What is a brass instrument you'd hear in jazz music?
trumpet, trombone
Name a woman musician from the 20th century
Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks
Who was 'Moses' *really* referring to in the song "Go Down Moses?"
Harriet Tubman
What genre is this? (#3)
Blues
What invention helped spread genres like jazz, blues, and rock and roll through the country?
The Radio
Name 4 genres that could use a piano
spirituals, blues, jazz, rock and roll
Name a famous blues musician
B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton
In jazz we call it 'improvising a solo.' What do we call the same thing in hip hop?
Freestyling
What genre is this? (#4)
Jazz
What part of the country does blues music come from?
The South
What did early hip hop DJs use to make beats?
records/turntables
Name one famous rock and rock musician from the 1950s
Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis
Name 2 possible rhyme schemes you can use in hip hop
AAAA, ABAB, XAXA
What genre is this? (#5)
Rock and Roll
Which direction would you travel if you followed 'the drinking gourd?'
North (to Canada/freedom)
Name 5 instruments in a Big Band
saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano, bass, drums, guitar
Name 2 famous jazz musicians
Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Charlie Parker
What is the form that blues music uses?
AAB