Genres 1
This genre is the most "popular genre" and often follows a simple template for songs.
What is Pop Music?
Timbre refers to what part of critical listening?
What is Color or Tone Color?
The main event in music where a primary vocalist sings the catchy part of the tune.
What is Melody?
This genre is from Jamaica and is very relaxed and tropical sounding
What is Reggae Music?
This genre focuses on rhythm and its relation to rhyme
What is Rap Music?
The louds and softs of music
What is Dynamics?
The part in music that supports the melody and makes it sound richer by blending notes.
What is Harmony?
This genre from the United States started in NYC and includes fashion, art, dance and the culture of the music.
What is Hip Hop?
This genre was said to be the "popular" music of the 1950s, and utilizes electric guitars and bass.
What is Rock Music?
The speed of music
What is Tempo?
The part in music that refers to all the instruments used
What is Instrumentation or "texture"?
This is a sub-genre of Rock Music that focuses more on instrumentals, but is mainly not as loud as the original genre
What is Alternative or Indie Music?
This genre uses the string family and is one of the oldest musical genres
What is Classical Music?
This is the term for a glamorous and successful (usually female) performer or personality?
What is a DIVA?
The genre of music that started in the '70s and had dancing, ____ ball and ____ fever.
What is Disco?
This genre primarily uses electronics to create music and is a sub-set of Rock.
What is EDM, House, Rave, or Dubstep Music?
This genre focuses on improvisation and the 12-bar blues
What is Jazz Music?
gradually getting louder
A slow, sometimes sad song that tells a story.
What is a BALLAD?
This emotional genre mixes influences from several sub genres of Jazz, Blues, and Soul music.
What is R&B Music?