Big Changes!
Great social and economic change in the 19th-20th centuries that transformed music and society.
Industrial Revolution
Traditional music is transmitted...
Orally
Type of music like pop or rock, aimed at the general public and considered a global phenomenon.
Urban popular music
The two main musical styles considered direct predecessors of rock and roll.
Rhythm and Blues and Country
Instrument that became a clear hallmark of the rock and roll sound.
Electric guitar
Technological innovation that allowed a singer's voice or a guitar's sound to be heard in large outdoor spaces.
Sound Amplification Systems (electric)
Urban popular music is learned...
In non-academic settings or self-taught
Two traditional musical styles that emerged from the contact of African heritage with European music.
Gospel and Blues
Decade in the 20th century when rock and roll became a major social and cultural.
1950s
Percussion instrument that is fundamental in a rock band to maintain the rhythm and energy of the songs.
Drums
The phonograph and gramophone are examples of these devices that allowed listening to recorded music.
Recording/Playback Devices
Traditional music is created by...
Anonymous / Community members, over time it becomes the heritage of the people who interpret it.
U.S. city where jazz emerged in the early 20th century.
New Orleans
Traditional music from the western U.S. and Canada, featuring guitar and violin, which was a predecessor to rock.
Country
Electric instrument that replaced the double bass in rock bands to play the low rhythmic foundation.
Electric bass
These two mass media helped spread musical novelties to the general public during the 20th century.
Radio and Television
Classical music is transmitted and preserved through...
Sheet music (or Scores)
Fundamental element of jazz that allows musicians to create spontaneous variations on a melody.
Improvisation
Musical styles in which Rhythm and Blues, one of the parents of rock, was rooted.
Blues and Jazz
The catchy melodies of rock and roll songs often followed this common musical structure of repeating and varying parts.
Verse and Chorus
Dominant social class that, after the Industrial Revolution, demanded new forms of musical entertainment and enjoyment.
Bourgeoisie
The objective of urban popular music.
To entertain / Have fun
Lively and danceable style of jazz that became successful in the 1930s.
Swing
Besides seeking a style to identify with, this was the attitude of North American youth in the 1950s towards established customs, finding an outlet in rock and roll.
Rejection (of customs)/Rebellion
Rock music typically includes these two characteristic features in its songs, often played by guitars.
Solos and Riffs