Music Basics
A device created or adapted to make musical sounds
Instrument
Define "pop music"
Music that is frequently played or heard in the mainstream media
Define "protest"
A formal declaration or expression of dissent
Define "spectacle"
A visually striking performance or display
The basic unit of time, also called a pulse
Beat
This style of music became popular in the 1950s, by a band named Bill Haley and the Comets
Rock & Roll
The Calypso steel pan is made through a process called...
Sinking
Taiko drumming performances have characteristics from many sources, including what 4 categories?
Drumming, Rhythm, Martial Arts, and Dance
A collection of musical notes that the listener perceives as a single entity
Melody
This style of music placed a greater emphasis on solo artists, rather than group performances
Golden Age of Pop (1980s)
African Isicathamiya features this type of song form, where multiple voices pass melodies back and forth
Call and Response
What time of year is Southern Chinese Lion Dance typically performed?
During the beginning of Lunar New Year
The Variation in loudness between notes
Dynamics
This common feature of jazz is heard when musicians emphasize rhythms played off the beat
Syncopation
Reggae music features elements of what 3 musical styles?
Rock & Roll, African Traditional, and Caribbean styles.
This Mexican instrument is frequently used in Mariachi performance, contains 5 strings, and is played like a guitar
Vihuela
The character or quality of a musical sound or voice
Timbre
This jazz band was the first band to release a Jazz record in 1917
The Original Dixieland Jazz Band
Rather than the major scale, which is popular in Western music, Korean Arirang instead uses this scale that is made up of 5 notes
Pentatonic Scale
What 2 traditional Western instruments are used in mariachi performances?
Violin and Trumpet