Blues
A typical blues song has a repeating form with this many measures.
12 measures.
Dixieland jazz was developed in this city.
New Orleans
The most famous ragtime composer, he was known for "Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer".
Scott Joplin
This instrument developed in the 1930s became synonymous with rock and roll music due to the popularity of artists like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley.
Electric guitar
This refers to the process of passing down music or stories from generation to generation without writing them down.
Oral tradition
This extremely popular British blues band got their start by covering old blues songs by Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, and others.
The Rolling Stones
This is the best selling jazz album of all time, released by Miles Davis.
Kind of Blue
One of the most prolific jazz songwriters, with hits including "It Don't Mean a Thing and "In an Sentimental Mood".
Duke Ellington
Rock and roll usually has this type of beat, with the snare drum hitting on beats 2 and 4.
Backbeat
These were highly religious songs that described the hardships of slavery while also imparting Christian values
Spirituals
This is the earliest style of blues, developed in the deep south, usually performed acoustic and solo.
Delta blues
This is a style of jazz that features fast tempos and long, improvisational solos.
Bebop
This trumpeter had a distinctive deep voice, and popularized scat singing in the 1920s.
Louis Armstrong
This artist had an influential guitar style showcased on "Johnny B. Goode"
Chuck Berry
These were free places where African Americans could listen to music, dance, or gamble after a day's work.
Juke joints
According to legend, this blues musician sold his soul to the devil in exchange for musical success.
This style of jazz was played by big bands of 10+ musicians, playing fun, danceable music.
Swing
This white musician brought rock and roll music to a mainstream audience.
Elvis Presley
Rock and roll music often had lyrics about these topics.
Dancing, partying, and cars.
This is the term for multiple contrasting rhythms played at the same time
Polyrhythm
This guitar technique is performed by placing a cylindrical object on the strings, allowing the player to "bend" in between the notes smoothly.
Slide guitar
This Brazilian genre mixed American jazz harmony with Brazilian samba rhythms.
Bossa Nova
This influential jazz saxophonist had a hit album with "Giant Steps", and began to play free jazz later in his career.
John Coltrane
Elvis Presley had hits in this genre, a mix of rock and roll and country.
Rockabilly
A system of farming that emerged after the end of slaver, where workers would rent a plot of land from a plantation owner in exchange for a percentage of the yield of crops.
Sharecropping