A style of music associated primarily with African-American performers from the 1960s to the present leading to other sub-styles such as hip-hop.
What is R&B?
100
A harmonic blues format that became the basic structure for much of the popular twentieth century music.
What are the 12 bar blues?
100
Jazz music played by a fairly small group: a rhythm section along with several other instruments.
What is Dixieland Jazz?
100
An important early rock n' roller, played piano, and born in New Orleans. He sang the song, "Ain't That a Shame."
Who is Fats Domino?
100
A place and the business of songwriting that was centered in New York from the 1890's to the 1930's.
What is Tin Pan Alley?
200
This style of music has its roots in the folk music of the southern and western United States as well as the blues.
What is country?
200
A chord built on the first tone of the scale.
What is the I chord?
200
Big band music is also referred to as this because it is easygoing and danceable.
What is Swing music?
200
The king of Rock n' Roll and born in Tupelo, Mississippi.
What is Elvis Presley?
200
"Ease on Down the Road" became popular because of this show.
What is "The Wiz"?
300
An aggressive style of rock music that drew on high energy and virtuosic improvisation of the blues/rock style.
What is Heavy Metal?
300
Many early blues songs were accompanied by this instrument.
What is the guitar?
300
Miles Davis is to _______ as Charlie parker is to saxophone.
What is the trumpet?
300
Rhythmic quality in which a strong hit on a drum is placed on the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure instead of the first and third.
What is backbeat?
300
Walt Disney was to Full length animated features as _________ was to short animated cartoons.
What is Warner Bros.?
400
This style of rock developed its name in the 1980's as a convenient label for the emerging anti-mainstream, indie, and post-punk rock music dominating college radio stations.
What is Alternative Rock?
400
Many blues legends are said to have done this in order to get their talent and skill.
What is sold their soul to the devil?
400
A vocal equivalent to instrumental improvisation.
What is scat singing?
400
Buddy Holly and The Crickets are said to be responsible for inspiring this band's name.
What is The Beatles?
400
The Temptations and the Supremes are examples of this style of music.
What is R&B or Motown?
500
This term was initially coined to describe not only a certain style of music but other aspects of urban culture such as graffiti art and break dancing.
What is hip-hop?
500
A 3 line lyrical form in which the first two lines are similar or the same and the 3rd line contrasts.
What is AAB form?
500
Along with the blues, Jazz evolved from this.
What is ragtime?
500
The Beatles and The Rollings Stones were part of the ______ invasion.