Basic Music Theory
What note takes up 2 beats?
A Half Note
What was the city known as "The Big Easy"?
New Orleans
What was the device responsible for making music, news and voices easier to access across America?
The Radio
Why did the older generation of people dislike Rock and Roll Music?
Suggestive / Provocative themes or Religious opposition
What are the 6 strings on the guitar?
E A D G B E
What are all the note names used in music?
A B C D E F G
What Genre was created in New Orleans?
Jazz / Ragtime
What was the genre called that was popularized by Artists like Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley?
Rock and Roll
Are these bands real bands from the 50s-70s?
- Beach Boys
- Grand Funk Railroad
- The Velvet Comets
- King Crimson
No!
The Velvet Comets are not a real band from that era.
What State was the Synthesizer created in?
Ithace, New York at Cornell University
What is the root of a C major chord?
C
What Does Improvisation mean?
To make things up on the spot.
What did the New Deal do for Americans during the Great Depression?
They sponsored radio programs, commissioned new work from composers, and sought out unique American musicians to feature in recordings between 1933 and 1939.
Name a popular band that we have discussed in class that came to the U.S during the "British Invasion" era of the 60s
The Rolling Stones
The Who
The Beatles
What are the instruments you can use to create a rock band? Need to get 80% correct to earn the points
Bass Guitar
Keyboard / piano
Drums
Any Wind Instrument
Tambourine ***
How would you spell a F major chord?
F A C
Who was a popular trumpet player / singer from New Orleans. Has an Airport named after them.
Louis Armstrong
What were Crooners?
Male Singers like Bing Crosby and later Frank Sinatra who were popularized through their darker lower voices which would flood radio waves.
What genre was known for having funky basslines and tambourines that originated from Detroit Michigan?
Motown / Funk
Wendy Carlos created the first mainstream album for the Moog Synthesizer... Which old Composer did she reference for her album. (Switched-on ____)
Bach
What does a Sharp and a Flat do.
A sharp raises the note up a half step and a flat lowers it a half step.
What was a big event in Harlem New York where the music and arts had a surge of innovation with artists like Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington.
Harlem Renaissance
What is one technique used in Blues that B. B. King used in his music?
Vibrato, Call and Response, Improvisation.
What is the name of the popular music festival that originates from New York and would feature some of the biggest artists of the 60s like Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, and Jimi Hendrix?
Woodstock
What was the name of the Band I saw in Syracuse a few years ago (I will take two possible answers)
Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Strokes