Classical
What four instrument families make up this genre
Strings, Brass, Woodwinds, Percussion
What instruments make up the horn section in jazz?
saxophones, trumpets, and trombones
(Rock) What four instruments make up a typical rock band?
Electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, acoustic drum set
What are the primary instruments used in pop music?
synthesizers, MIDI keyboards, DAWs (digital audio workstations), and 808s
What instrument is the symbolic center of country music?
Acoustic Guitar
What rhythmic style is used in classical music? What does it mean
Rubato- fluid tempo
What is the rhythm style of jazz called?
swing
(Rock) What two beats are emphasized in rock?
2 and 4
What is pitch correction called?
auto-tune
What scale do most country melodies rely on?
the pentatonic scale
Classical harmonic structure uses __________ (_______ chords) vs. ___________ (________ chords)
Consonance (stable chords) vs. Dissonance (unstable chords)
What instruments make up the rhythm section of jazz?
drum set, double bass, guitar and/or piano
(Rap) What instruments are used in rap?
Drum machines, synthesizers, and DAWs (digital audio workstations)
What is the tempo range for moderate tempo pop songs? (____ - _____ bpm)
100-130 bpm
Country relies heavily on guitars. Name three types of guitars commonly used in country music (other than acoustic guitar).
banjo, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, electric guitar, electric bass
define bel canto
a technique to physically project their voices over a full, loud orchestra using their diaphragm and vocal resonators
What is the jazz vocal technique called where singers use nonsense syllables?
scat singing
(Rock) What is a power chord?
A chord using only the 1st and 5th, omitting the 3rd
What is quantization?
when beats are digitally locked onto a perfect, unyielding grid, and the tempo stays perfectly consistent throughout the song
What is the name of this country rhythm style: A classic country rhythm built on an alternating bassline where the bass plays on beats 1 and 3, and the acoustic guitar or snare hits on beats 2 and 4 (a steady boom-chick, boom-chick pattern)?
the "two step" groove
define melisma
long, complex musical runs where a singer stretches a single syllable of text across dozens of moving notes.
What is the foundational chord progression for jazz?
ii - V - I
what is defined by how rappers manipulate syllables, internal rhyme schemes, and breath control across the beat?
flow
What is the most common chord progression used in pop?
I-V-vi-VI
what is the famous phrase coined by songwriter Harlan Howard that defines country harmony? (The genre relies on simple, clean major chord progressions (typically using the I, IV, and V chords of a scale) so the musical background never distracts from the story being told)
Three chords and the truth