Rap & Hip - Hop
These two rappers are famous for their "beef", rose to fame in the 90s, and were murdered within a year of each other. They are often considered the best of East and West coast rap, respectively.
Who are Tupac and Biggie?
Name one country in West Africa
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte D'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
Name the movie this song is from
What is Jaws
Joseph Bologne, a biracial composer often credited for inspiring Mozart, was incredibly skilled at this sport.
What is fencing?
The two mammals that can lay eggs
What are platypus and echidnas?
This style of rap came out in the 90s, with lyrics focusing heavily on gang violence. Notable artists include Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Notorious B.I.G, 50-Cent, NWA.
What is gangsta rap?
Name one purpose that drumming/drum circles have in West Africa BESIDES listening to/creating music with others or "for fun".
Speaking to the gods/spirits, religious purposes, ceremonies/rights of passage, healing, story telling, communicating long distances
The name of the composer who wrote music for Jaws, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and many other movies
Who is John Williams
The composer who wrote Symphonie Fantastique in an attempt to woo an Irish actress named Harriett Smithson.
Who is Hector Berlioz?
Name this song- ONE NOTE CHALLENGE
Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance
The wrote The Message and is the grandfather of turntables and DJing
Grandmaster Flash
The traditional West African dish that Ms. Warren gave you a recipe for
Jollof Rice
The word (in German) used to describe a short melody that is used to represent a character, idea, or object.
What is a leitmotif
3 of the animals that Camille Saint-Saens wrote music for in Carnival Of the Animals
Lions
Tortoise
Elephant
Aquarium/fish
Cuckoo
Fossils
The classic ingredients in a Caesar salad
What is dressing, croutons, romaine lettuce, and Parmesan cheese?
Explain one example of a double-meaning within Jay-Z's lyrics from Brooklyn Go Hard:
I father, I Brooklyn Dodger them
I Jack, I Rob, I sin
Aw man, I'm Jackie Robinson
Except when I run base, I dodge the pen
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Name one of the instruments used in the drum beat we learned & recorded
Boba, gankogui, axtase, kagan, kidi, sogo
Hearing bagpipes in a movie that takes place in Scottland is an example of which compositional technique:
-Psychological Conditioning
-Social/Cultural References
-Setting Atmosphere
Social/Cultural References
Jean Baptiste-Lully was the personal composer and musician for this French King.
Who is King Louis XIV?
How many whiteboards are in the band room?
What is three?
The name of the major highway built in the middle of the Bronx, New York that severely impacted the surrounding community
What is the Cross Bronx Expressway?
The name of the type of drum beat we learned & recorded
Gahu
The four elements of movie music.
Hint: These are the 4 things we analyzed for every movie scene that we watched during the last 2 weeks of the movie unit.
Tempo, Mood, Instruments, Plot
Eric Satie invented this type of music that is NOT supposed to be listened to, but rather should be played in the background as you go about your day.
What is ambient music/elevator music/furnishing music?
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