Musical Elements
How fast or slow the music is...
Tempo
What major event in the 1950s related to public education caused racial tension?
Desegregation/Integration
Which genre is most associated with improvisation?
Jazz
What are the MOST common instruments in Rock & Roll?
Guitar & Drumset
Who created the hit 1975 song Bohemian Rhapsody?
Queen
What emotion might be most associated with the Blues?
Despair or Hardship
The sound of two or more notes played together that is pleasing to the ear...
Consonance
What was the earliest form of music recording technology?
Graphophone
What is the 12-bar blues letter form?
AAB
What was a common brass instrument in a Big Band?
Trumpet
Who originally recorded Hound Dog in 1953?
Big Mama Thornton
The Blues style can described as what for African American culture?
Narrative or Story
The sound of two or more notes played together that are displeasing to the ear...
Dissonance
What cultural movement of the 1960s supported women’s independence?
Feminist Movement
Emerged 1895–1919, imitated marching bands, syncopated rhythms, played on piano.
Ragtime
What was a common woodwind instrument in a Big Band?
Saxophone
Which artist is considered the “Mother of Rock & Roll”?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Emerged between 1930 - 1940, similar to Big Band, quick tempo, syncopated rhythms, and featured "scatting."
Swing
What two musical components are most commonly used to improvise?
Pitch & Rhythm
Why did many African Americans migrate North in the early 20th century?
To have the opportunity of a better life.
Emerged in the 1940s, featured adventurous improvisation, named after scat syllables.
BeBop
What instrument was more affordable in the 50s–60s?
Guitar
What record company brought the Blues to urban Chicago?
Chess Records
What type of guitar would have been common to early blues musicians?
Acoustic
This component of music tells the story of a song.
Lyrics
Preventing union artists from recording, this was one of the reasons that led to the decline of Big Band and the rise of R&B and Country.
American Federation of Musicians' Strike
Which genre merged Jazz and Blues?
Rhythm & Blues (R&B)
How did distortion pedals originate?
Due to the malfunction of sound/electrical equipment.
Which artist inspired Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Chuck Berry?
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
How did Doo Wop get its name?
From the nonsense syllables singers produced as they imitated musical instruments.
What is the best definition of harmony?
The sound of two or more notes heard simultaneously, often creating consonance.
This world war was a contributing factor to the decline of Big Band and Swing.
World War II
Popular in the 1940s, this jazz genre featured a large number of musicians, often playing swing music.
Big Band
What was considered to be the original rock and roll instrument?
Piano
This iconic British rock band, inspired by rhythm and blues, helped the electric guitar to vastly increase in popularity.
The Beatles
What specific region of the US is considered to be the birthplace of the Blues?
Mississippi Delta