Music History
The way Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens died.
What is a plane crash?
This genre usually has electric guitars, bass, and drums. Was the most popular genre in the late 1950s and 1960s.
What is Rock?
This is the main part in a song.
What is the melody?
This instrument can either be electric or acoustic.
What is the guitar? (also the bass)
Drake and Justin Bieber are from this country.
What is Canada?
This artist was considered to make devil music and was blocked from performing on TV.
Who is Elvis?
This genre formed from folk music and the blues.
What is country music?
This is what the background instruments make.
What is harmony?
The most used instruments in pop music. (There are five).
The Beatles are from this country.
What is England?
Some artists were famous in the 1950s for playing music both White and Black people enjoyed. They were know as this.
What are crossover artists?
Classical music began in this century.
What is the 1400s (15th century)?
This is what we tap our feet to.
What is the beat?
This woodwind instrument uses a reed, and looks like it should be a brass instrument. It is featured in Jazz music.
What is the saxophone?
This is what we call music that is performed only with the voice.
What is Acapella?
Motown music started in this city.
What is Detroit, MI?
This dance genre includes artists such as Donna Summer, The Bee Gees, and Gloria Gaynor.
What is Disco?
The collection of long and short sounds.
What is the rhythm?
This family of instruments is played by scraping, shaking, and/or striking them.
What is percussion?
The music video of Video Killed the Radio Star was first shown on this channel.
What is MTV?
This artist played a version of The Star Spangled Banner on the electric guitar as a statement against the Vietnam War
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
These two genres started forming on opposite sides of the country.
What is Hip Hop and Jazz?
This is what we call the volume of the song.
What are dynamics?
The full sized piano has this many keys (no counting.)
What is 88?
The original singer of Sound of Silence.
Who is Simon and Garfunkel?