Name That Decade
What decade was the Jazz Age?
1920s
This was a guitar player from the 1950s. We listened to his song Johnny B. Goode
Chuck Berry
This was the first genre we talked about in class. It was the pop music from the 1920s up until the 1950s when Rock and Roll hit the music scene.
Jazz
This is described as a series of notes played at once. It is usually the first note, third note, and fifth note of a scale.
Chord
What is the first step in writing a song. You have to have this. It serves as the idea.
Inspiration
What decade did we talk about see the rise of Grunge and Hip Hop?
1990s
The King of Pop
Michael Jackson
This genre started in the 80s, but didn't hit the mainstream until the 1990s. It is described as spoken rhythm over a backbeat.
This type of chord sounds happy. When talking about these types of chords we listened to The Wolf by Mumford and Sons.
Major
This is the main hook of the song. This is the part of the song that everyone can recognize and is the most popular part of each song.
Which decade did we see the start of Rock and Roll? We talked about Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley
1950s
This rapper won a Pulitzer Prize for his 2017 album
This genre was the start of Techno and EDM. We talked about it in the 1980s and discussed artists such as Earth, Wind, and Fire as well as the Bee Gees.
Disco
These types of chords sound sad. When discussing these type of chords we listened to Hurt by Johnny Cash
Minor
This is when the ends of the lines all rhyme. These have specific patterns like AABB or ABAB or AAAA
Rhyme Scheme
This was the decade of Disco!
1980s
This woman was known as the Queen of Pop. She was the most successful female pop artist of all time.
Whitney Houston
This genre is a type of Rock and Roll which is a mix of Metal and Punk. We talked about this in the 1990s. Think of Nirvana.
Grunge
This is the term for a series of chords played in a specific sequence or order.
Chord progression
This is the part of the song that tells the story. The lyrics are usually different every time.
The verse.
This was the decade that saw Bebop!
1940s
This band was a part of the rise of Grunge. We listened to their song Even Flow. They are from Seattle.
This genre was once described as popular music, but was established as its own genre in the 80s.
Pop
This type of note takes up two beats. Two of these notes make up one measure.
Half note
This is the part of the song that introduces something new. It usually changes key and is completely different than any other part of the song.
The Bridge.