Rock & Roll
Who is the King of Rock
Elvis Presley
What are the main instruments in Rock and Roll?
guitar, bass guitar, drums, vocals, piano, saxophone, and trumpet.
Where did jazz originate from?
New Orleans
What is the term for making up music on the spot
improvisation.
What are Beethoven and Mozart's full names?
Ludwig Van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
What year did rock and roll become popular?
1950s
What was the most famous British rock and roll band?
The Beatles
What was the jazz dance we learned in class
The Charleston
What year was jazz popular
1920's
Where was Beethoven born?
Germany
Who made blues and gospel music with loud electric guitars which gave the world a preview of Rock & Roll
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Who were other famous british bands?
Rolling Stones, The Who, and the Kinks
What are the instruments used in jazz
Bass, Drum, Guitar, Piano, Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophon, Vocals
What styles of music were combined to create jazz.
Folk, blues, ragtime, spanish music, work song, traditional
Where was Mozart born?
Austria
Who wrote Rockin Around the Clock?
Bill Haley
What famous black musician started speeding up jazz and blues to create "jump Blues"
Louis Jordan
Who were the main singers in jazz
Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Louis Armstrong
Who were the main trumpet players in jazz?
Louis armstrong, and Dizzy Gillespie
How many symphonies did Mozart write?
41
What two genres of music is Rockabilly made from?
Rock and country.
What three men artists became more popular through the 50s into the 60s?
Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis
Who were the main piano players in jazz?
Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk
Who were the saxophone players in jazz?
Charlie Parker, and John Coltrane
How many Symphonies did beethoven write?
1