Grab Bag
How do you like to listen to music?
Answers will vary
Have you ever played a musical instrument or would you like to learn?
Answers will vary
There are many genres or types of music.
True or False: There also genres of movies and books.
True; there are different types of music, movies and books. Many people like more than one genre.
True or False:
MTV, 'Music Television' premiered in the 1980s.
True; MTV premiered in 1981, and popularized music videos.
The words of a song are called its _________:
lyrics OR melody
Lyrics
This instrument is very large and has black and white keys.
a piano
Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan
country music
The Grammy Awards are held each year to honor musicians. Were the Grammys first held in the 1950s or 1970s?
1950s; The Grammys were first held in 1959.
An event where a singer or musician performs live.
Hint: _ o _ _ _ r _
concert
This instrument can has strings and also comes in an electric version.
a guitar
Rock n Roll
Will vary; Aerosmith, the Doors, Guns N Roses
In the 1990s, many people purchased _____to listen to music.
CDs, they were the best way to listen to music in the 1990s.
This annual awards show honors top musical artists.
Categories include: 'Album of the Year,' 'Best Female Artist'
The Grammys
True or False: Cymbals, tambourine and Bongo drums are all percussion instruments.
True
__________ music; people sometimes listen to this to focus or relax, it usually only features instruments.
Hint: composer
classical music
The Beatles became popular in the U.S. in which decade?
reminder of 'decades': 1920s-19302-1940s, so on
1960s; 'Beatle-mania' took over America in 1963.
What has changed about music over the past 20 years?
Hints: how we listen-types-how musicians get discovered
People listen to music through their phones/apps, there is more access to different types of music-people can become a big artist after being seen on YouTube or other social media
Woodwind instruments include:
a) drums
b) flutes & clarinets
c) harmonica
B) flutes & clarinets are woodwind instruments; they are called this because they used to be made of only wood.
R & B is a type of music (Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, etc.); what does R & B stand for?
Rhythm & Blues
This male singer-dancer had a career over four decades long, he passed away in 2009.
Hint: 'King of Pop'
Michael Jackson