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Music during Slavery
Ragtime and Gospel
Blues and Jazz
Soul and Funk
Rock n Roll and Hiphop
100
What role did music play in the Underground Railroad?
Many believe that songs during this time gave clues on how to escape (directions, warnings, hope, etc)
100
What is gospel music?
Religious music coming from African American religious experiences
100
Where did blues music first start?
Southern United States
100
What genres of music heavily influenced soul?
Gospel and Blues
100
What type of new technologies were used by rock and roll musicians?
electric guitars, microphones, amplifiers, and distortion pedals
200
What African musical influences were brought to America at this time?
Call and response and African rhythms (body percussion)
200
What African music techniques does gospel rely on?
call and response, hand clapping, foot stomping and body percussion
200
What kinds of instruments are used in blues music? (name at least 5)
Blues traditionally uses: Harmonica, guitar, saxophone, organ, double bass, drums and horns
200
What instruments are commonly used in Funk music?
Electric guitar, electric bass, organ, drums, sometimes horns.
200
What song is rated number one guitar song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine?
Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode
300
What were the first types of African American songs during the time of slavery?
Work songs or field hollers
300
What is syncopation? (ragtime)
A rhythm that is unexpected causing the tune of music to be off beat.
300
Which famous jazz musician invented "Scat jazz"?
Louis Armstrong
300
Who is known as the creator of soul music?
Ray Charles
300
Where did Hip Hop begin?
The South Bronx, NYC
400
What are spirituals?
Spirituals are songs that mix traditional African music (call and response and body percussion) with church music
400
When was ragtime music popular?
1895-1918 or the beginning of the 1900s
400
What is the most popular percussion instrument in jazz?
The high-hat
400
Who is the creator of Funk music?
James Brown
400
What is the difference between "old school" and "new school" hip hop?
Old school: party songs, Latino percussion, band instruments, call and response, chants, funk and disco beats. New school: heavier rap, social issues, gang related, electronic beats, drum machines, synthesizers, computers, more mainstream.
500
What year did Slavery end in Canada? (can give a general time period)
1834 or the early to mid 1800s
500
Who wrote the first ragtime song? a)Scott Joplin b)Ernest Hogan c)Louis Armstrong d)Denny Moss
Ernest Hogan
500
What American city is known as the birthplace of Jazz music?
New Orleans
500
When did Funk music begin?
Mid-late 1960s
500
What is turntablism and how does it work?
Turntablism is the art of manipulating sounds to make music. A DJ usually uses two turntables. Turntables connect to a DJ mixer, an amplifier, speakers, etc.The DJ usually uses prerecorded records and manipulates the sounds by preforming tricks and taking pieces from different sections of the music.