ROCK-N-ROLL
What year was rock & roll first heard?
1950's
What style of music developed on the island of Jamaica gives a feeling of being at the beach?
Reggae
The Rolling Stones, Little Richard, Bill Haley and Chuck Berry were famous artists of this style of music.
Rock 'n Roll
What style of music predominantly uses the banjo & is always played very fast?
Bluegrass
Name a classical composer
Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Chopin, Debussy, Handel, Brahms, Vivaldi, Haydn, Rachmaninoff
What combination of instruments made up the first rock bands?
Drums, bass, guitar and lead singer
Operas, orchestral works and chamber music are all examples of what style of music?
Classical
Artists of this style include Underworld, Eddie Fowlkes, Juan Atkins & Derrick May
Techno
Which style of music was born in the African-American churches & usually has a lead singer and chorus?
Gospel music
Where did Salsa music originate?
Cuba
Rock and roll was rooted two other styles. Can you. name one?
Country music and R&B
Ragtime, Dixieland and swing are early styles of this particular style of music?
Jazz
Bob Marley is one of the most famous performers of this style of music.
Reggae
What style of music uses computer generated sounds instead of real instruments?
Techno
What famous rock band formed in 1960 in England had two band members knighted by the Queen of England?
The Beatles (Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr were knighted)
What time signature is rock music usually written in?
4/4 time
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Boozoo Chavis, Buckwheat Zydeco and CJ Chenier are some famous performers of this style of music.
Zydeco
What style of music originated in the Deep South of the USA in the 1860's. It grew out out of African-American work songs, chants and hollers & later influenced later styles such as jazz, R&B & Rock-n-roll?
Name a sub-genre of rock and roll.
Who was called the "Father of Rock and Roll"?
Elvis Presley
This style of music is primarily a written tradition, passed on through music notation rather than by rote. Performers are trained and most often perform the pieces in a way that conforms to the original wishes of the composer.
Classical
Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Glenn Miller & Herbie Hancock, Louis Armstrong, & Miles Davis are famous artists in this style of music.
Jazz
What 20th century style of music originated among the Creole population of Louisiana and uses a washboard & accordian?
Zydeco music
The ♡ of salsa is the clave rhythm. Can you name another instrument?
Other percussion instruments are timbales, conga drum, guiro & other auxiliary instruments ('non standard' instruments).