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100

What is the rhythm?


a. 1 /8

b. 4/4

c. 6/7

IT WAS B 4/4

a steady, driving rhythm where the bass drum (kick drum) hits on every single beat (1, 2, 3, 4) in a 4/4 time signature, creating a consistent pulse that's perfect for dancing, originating from disco and evolving into the foundation of electronic dance music!

100

Where does it originate? (there are 2)

a. Jacksonville, Florida

b. San Francisco

c. Chicago 

d. New York

Chicago and New York

House music originated in Chicago and New York in the early 1980s with DJs like DJ Frankie Knuckles.

100

Where did Dj Frankie and Larry Levan make their music (state)?

a. New York

b. new jersey

c. new hampshire


New York!

100

guess which two people were roommates?

Frankie Knuckles and Larry Levan!

200

What were some instruments that were used?

Bass, Electric piano/Synthesizer, other electric instruments, drum machines, samplers, and other Percussion instruments!

200

By the early 80s, which city emerged as a leader in house music

It was Chicago!

200

What is a remix?  

"a different version of a musical recording produced by remixing."

famous DJs who helped influence house music, such as Larry Levan. He often played his own electronic music productions and remixes that got composed and recorded in his own room!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ATckIzfOko&list=RD2ATckIzfOko&start_radio=1 skip 1:40


200

guess who can sing

300

House music evolved from which cultures, turning it into a space for freedom and expression?

it evolved from Black, LGBTQ+ cultures. it became an underground club culture that blended freedom and expression to create a distinct, uplifting, and deeply danceable groove

300

How did disco's popularity decrease and house music emerge?

There was an increase of homophobia and racism. House and techno music picked up where a more underground disco culture might have been headed.

300

who was "The Godfather of House Music" 

frankie knuckles 

he laid the foundation for house music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oot-syvatPc skip to 2:40 ish