Songs and Artists
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Rock music has roots that can be traced all the way back to this other music genre.
Jazz/Blues
Most rock music features a band format, using these three instruments to back up a lead vocalist.
Guitar, bass, and drums
Brian May recently performed with this pop artist at Coachella 2025.
Benson Boone
This period of classical music is known for ________________ ____________________, sometimes called Gregorian chant.
Monophonic chant
Rock and Roll All Nite
KISS
The ______________ is a 1960s cultural phenomenon where British rock and pop music became popular in the US.
British Invasion
The rock guitar sound almost always has some form of ____________, ______________, or _______________.
Overdrive, distortion, or fuzz
Brian May, the lead guitarist for this band, has a PhD in astrophysics from the Imperial College of London.
Queen
This renaissance era instrument is the predecessor to the modern trombone.
Sackbut
The Pretender
Foo Fighters
_____________ is a genre characterized by an extravagant and theatrical visual style.
Glam rock
Many rock bands portrayed a _________ image, pushing against societal norms.
Rebel
This band formed in 1970 and only retired from touring in 2024, after their lead singer injured his vocal cords.
Aerosmith
Jazz is strongly associated with _______________, or creating rhythms and melody on the fly.
Improvisation
Hush
Deep Purple
This 1980s form of rock earns its name from the musicians hairstyles.
Hair metal
List two common characteristics of the lyrics of rock music.
Possible answers:
Themes of freedom
Themes of love
Confessional lyrics
Inspirational lyrics
This member of the Beatles sometimes creates drawings on MS paint and sells them for upwards of $3000.
Ringo Starr
What is the difference between a violin and a fiddle?
There is none. They are the same instrument but are called different names depending on the style of music they are being used in.
3 O'Clock Blues
BB King
This anthemic style of rock is designed to appeal to the masses and uses powerful vocals and melodic guitar work.
Arena rock
Rockers often styled their image to excite this group of people.
Teenagers
Ian Gillan, the lead singer of Deep Purple, was featured on this soundtrack that would later become a famous Broadway production.
Ringo Starr
Instead of putting the emphasis on beats two and four, funk music moves the emphasis to "__________________".
"The One"