This style of music was created by the influence of hillbilly singers on new rock and roll singers. It is often considered to be a combination of R&B and Country music.
What is rockabilly?
100
This type of arrangement was rehearsed but never notated. It could also work out as a great decoration at a Halloween party.
What is a "head" arrangement?
100
This is a 5 note scale common not only to Native American music, but also the music of India and Japan.
What is the pentatonic scale?
100
In the music of India, music is organized by means of a melodic pattern, similar to our Western scale, known as this.
What is a raga?
200
Known as a gravitational pull towards a specific key center, this word is often defined by major or minor qualities.
What is tonality?
200
There are many genres that fall under the folk umbrella, but this type tells a story.
What is a Narrative Ballad?
200
This artist is often known as the "King of Swing".
Who is Benny Goodman?
200
This style of music was popular in the southwestern portion of Louisiana. It was often sung in French and was a combination of Cajun music and the 12 bar blues.
What is zydeco?
200
Celtic music and this style of music are overlapping but separate genres.
What is Irish music?
300
This fancy word, simply means, a repeated pattern in music. It could be rhythmic or melodic.
What is ostinato?
300
Many folk songs have this structure or form. This means that they have many verses, which are all set to the same music, and are easy to pass down from generation to generation.
What is strophic?
300
This genre of jazz was created as a revolt against the "white-ification" of jazz music.
What is bebop?
300
This was the center of all things popular music during the Great Depression. It was in New York City on 28th street between 5th and 6th Ave.
Where is Tin Pan Alley?
300
These instruments, common to Sub-Saharan Africa, are described as wind instruments.
What are aerophones?
400
Referred to as a the slight lowering of a pitch, with a return the original pitch, this technique is often utilized in the blues, as well as jazz.
What is tone bending?
400
This variety show was written by and for white performers to perform in "blackface".
What is a Minstrel Show?
400
The history of modern jazz begins with this style of jazz.
What is New Orleans jazz?
400
Meaning "a blending of cultures" this term describes the process by which one culture assimilates or adapts to the characteristics/practices of another culture.
What is acculturation?
400
These two ensembles are found in traditional Kabuki theater of Japan. They are in two different locations and provide different types of sounds to enhance the story being told.
What are the nagauta (onstage - provide music to accompany story) and the geza (offstage - provide noise and sound effects)?
500
Meaning "many notes performed on a single syllable", this style of singing can be heard in the Liturgical music of the Jewish community.
What is melisma or melismatic?
500
This word means a song has sustained popularity through the decades. It is a song that has the power to transcend the changing styles and tastes of the public.
What is a standard?
500
Musicians often use this to decorate the ends of phrases or fill empty space. It is usually notated rather than improvised.
What is embellishment?
500
Hits like "The Girl from Ipanema" and "Corcovado" were considered to be this genre of music, which was derived from Brazilian samba.
What is Bossa Nova?
500
Consisting of rattles, drums, wooden bells, or other types of percussion instruments, these two families of instruments are similar to one another.