Music Appreciation

Music Styles, Periods, and Persons

100

These are the three common chords used in the Blues

What are I, IV, and V

200

This is a song sung to get people excited about a cause

What is a rally song?

300

This genre of music was created when more instruments, like the drum, was added to the Blues.

What is Rhythm and Blues?

400

This is music of a certain group of people.

What is the folk music?

500

This type of blues has pauses in the middle of the song.

Who is Stop Time Blues?

Terms

100

This musical term means 'soft'--it also shares a name with an instrument.

What is piano?

200

This musical term doesn't mean loud, but very loud!

What is fortissimo?

300

This, when written on music, tells the person how many beats are in a measure AND which note represents the beat.

What is a time signature?

400

There are three different types of these symbols.  Each of them defines either a line or space as a single note.

What is a clef?

500

This type of note has the most value.

What is a whole note?

Folk Music

100

This type of folk music was often sung to get people excited about a cause or event.

What are Rally Songs?

200

This type of folk music were often used to educate.

What are Children's songs?

300

These types of songs told a story.

What are Ballad Songs?

400

This type of song was used when people went about the day's business.

What are work songs?

500

The name given to folk music of African American and slaves.

What are negro spirituals?

Music Writing

100

This has five lines and four spaces

What is a staff?

200

This determines how many beats are in a measure and which note represents the beat.

What is a time signature?

300

This is the number of letters used to identify notes.

What is 7?

400

This is the number of vibrations per second in the tone A4.

What is 440?

500

This is the number of vibrations per second for the A3 - an octave lower than A4.

What is 220?

Anyting

100

This is the country where aboriginal music comes from.

What is Australia?

200

There are two components to creating art as discussed in this class.  This is dissonance and this opposite term.

What is consonance?

300

This is a deadline date for many to file taxes in the United States of America.

What is April 15th?

400

This family group performed the song "Goodnight, Irene" as a popular folk song.

Who are the Weavers?

500

This team suffered the most devastating loss in the Superbowl in the 2000s.

Who are the Kansas City Cheifs?