1950's
What was the most important new instrument during this era?
The electric guitar
This was the most popular band during this era.
The Beatles
This style of dance music was extremely popular for a short amount of time, and featured artists such as the Bee Gees.
Disco
This TV channel featured mostly music videos and became the way most teenagers experienced music.
MTV
This boy band featured a young Justin Timberlake and hits such as "Bye Bye Bye"
'Nsync
What instruments play in a song.
Instrumentation
What was the most popular genre of music during this era?
Rock and Roll
This style of rock and roll was inspired by the California lifestyle.
Surf Rock
This style of music comes from Jamaica and was made popular by Bob Marley.
Reggae
What sound effect similar to an echo was added to most music from this era?
Nirvana made this style of music from Seattle popular during the early 1990's.
Grunge
How the music sounds.
Timbre
The most popular music invention of the 1950's allowed people to listen to music wherever they were. What was it called?
The transistor radio
This style of music was named after a record company from Detroit.
Motown
This style of music featured rebellious bands such as The Clash and The Ramones
Punk Rock
What did Sony call it's portable cassette player?
The Walkman
What was the name of the type of dancing used in ska music?
Skanking
Pitch
Doo-Wop music uses mainly what instrument?
Voices
This style of rock and roll is was most played by hippies and the counter-culture.
Psychedelic Rock
This style of music featured mostly male performers wearing heavy make-up and crazy outfits.
Glam Rock
What do we call an artist that has only one hit song?
One-Hit Wonder
What is the name for the practice of taking a part of someone else's music and using it as part of a new song?
Sampling
The order of the music.
Form and Structure
What do we call early 50's pop/jazz singers such as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.?
Crooners
This music festival in New York state marked the end of the hippie movement in the 1960's.
Woodstock
This style of playing the bass guitar made it look like the player was hitting the strings with their hand.
Slap bass
Who was the most popular artist of the 1980's, most commonly referred to as the "King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
What was the new medium (technology) for listening to music in this era?
CD's (Compact Discs)
The layers of sound.
Texture