Origina
Disco was first used in what setting?
Night clubs and the party scenes
True or false:
Disco music often upbeat
True
Upbeat music is described as having what?
Fast tempos
This artist had the first big disco hit "Never Can Say Goodbye"
Gloria Gaynor
True or false:
Disco is just a type of song, and not a movement
False. Disco was an underground cultural movement
The bass parts in disco music comes from what genre of music?
Funk
Driving, fast
This song is well known for the arm movements that go along with the chorus
YMCA
Name one of the three marginalized communities that were first involved in disco
Black community, Latino community, LGBTQ+ community
Disco music has _________ which makes people want to dance and have fun
Energy!
This term is used to describe the formula of a song where there are several verses, and one repeating section
Verse-chorus lyric structure
This band wrote "Stayin Alive"
The Beegees
What genre of music did disco mix with after evolving in the United States?
European Dance Music
True or False:
Disco music is always clean and family friendly
False, disco music can have raunchy lyrics like rock music. But this is not always the case
This is the name of the drum beat when the drummer plays the kick drum on every beat
Four on the floor
Name one of the three artists we listened to in class that makes disco music now (21st Century)
Dua Lipa, Sza/Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga
What is the French term for disco venues that translates to "disc library"
Discotheque
Name one of the four genres that influenced disco
Funk, soul, salsa or European dance music
This is when the rhythm and the beat don't always match up
Syncopation
This band wrote the songs "New World Symphony" and "September 21st"
Earth, Wind and Fire