Vocab
What term refers to the perceived highness or lowness of a sound?
a) Volume
b) Melody
c) Pitch
d) Rhythm
c) Pitch
Modern
a) 1400-1600
b) 1600-1750
c) 1750-1820
d) 1820-1900
e) 1900-2000
e) 1900-2000
An American roots music,___________ is distinctive for its vocal harmonization and it almost exclusive use of stringed instruments to tell stories through the music
Country
Forming as a culmination of various African-Americans genres (blues, boogie Woogie, jazz, gospel),_______ is an ever-popular, upbeat genre usually led by piano, sax, or guitar. Famous artists such as Elvis Pressley and Buddy Holly were prevalent.
Rock N Roll
Part of a larger _______ culture that includes MC-ing, DJ-ing, break dancing and rapping, is the musical genre known as __________
Hip Hop
Which term describes the combination of different musical notes played simultaneously to create chords and chord progressions?
a) Melody
b) Harmony
c) Timbre
d) Texture
b) Harmony
Renaissance
a) 1400-1600
b) 1600-1750
c) 1750-1820
d) 1820-1900
e) 1900-2000
a) 1400-1600
The genre known as ____ is really a component of the larger hip hop culture. ____ focuses on spoken, chanted, rhyming lyrics, and is also called “MC-ing” or “spitting bars”.
Rap
Sometimes called Alt-Rock, the genre of _______ is really a variety of subgenres (emo, indie, punk, etc.) that was a departure from traditional rock music, using similar instruments, but often with distorted sounds and less focus on vocal harmonization. Punk rock is arguably the largest derivative of the _________ genre.
Alternative
Heavy _______ or simply _______ is a major rock subgenre originating in the UK with roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock that focuses on massively loud instrument and vocal sound
Metal
The quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument or voice from another is known as:
a) Timbre
b) Volume
c) Decibel
d) Articulation
a) Timbre
Classical
a) 1400-1600
b) 1600-1750
c) 1750-1820
d) 1820-1900
e) 1900-2000
c) 1750-1820
What began as rock n’ roll in the United States, ______ music is a more universal, extremely diverse genre that influences and/or dominates most other genres around the globe.
Rock
__________ is a popular genre, generally African-American that evolved as a popular, funky mix of jazz rhythms and blues
Funk
Influenced by ragtime, brass bands, and other sources, ________ is a genre originating in African-American communities such as New Orleans in 1920s America. With the sounds and varieties being so diverse, ________ is difficult to pinpoint with a strict definition.
Jazz
Which unit of measurement is used to quantify the intensity of sound?
a) Pitch
b) Decibel
c) Duration
d) Rhythm
b) Decibel
Romantic
a) 1400-1600
b) 1600-1750
c) 1750-1820
d) 1820-1900
e) 1900-2000
d) 1820-1900
Developing alongside Rock n’ Roll, the genre of ______ blended previous black genres of gospel, R&B and jazz to create a new, soulful, rocking sound. Artists such as Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles were popular.
Soul
Originating in the 1920s South (Atlanta), _______ Music was once called “hillbilly music” and comes from a blend of folk, western, and blues that often uses simple harmonies and string instruments.
Bluegrass
By necessity, popular music has always existed. However, the __________genre can be seen emerging from around the 1940s, borrowing from other popular genres, particularly rock n’ roll. ______ is often aimed at youth and is a softer, usually upbeat alternative to rock n’ roll.
Pop
The arrangement of musical sounds in time, often organized into patterns or beats, is called:
a) Harmony
b) Timbre
c) Duration
d) Rhythm
d) Rhythm
Baroque
a) 1400-1600
b) 1600-1750
c) 1750-1820
d) 1820-1900
e) 1900-2000
b) 1600-1750
Pioneered as popular dancing music in black communities in St. Louis and New Orleans, ______ is an early 1900s American music genre with a medium-paced beat and ‘ragged’ rhythm. It is sometimes called “jig-piano” or “piano-thumping”.
Ragtime
Deriving from African-American roots in the late 1800s Deep South, ______ is a genre famous for repetitive rhythm, chants and sad narrative lyrics
Blues
________ was a danceable, rhythmic new form of music mixing elements of soul, jazz and R&B. _______ has less stress on melody or harmony, and more emphasis on rhythm, groove, beats, and electric bass.
Disco