Classical
What is the time period for classical music?
1750s
What does the word improvisation mean?
Make up as you go, or freestyle
When did blues music begin?
Late 1800s
When did rhythm and blues music begin?
1940s
What instrument is commonly associated with rock music?
Electric Guitar
What instruments are commonly used in classical music?
String Instruments
Where did jazz music originate from?
Where did blues music originate from?
Deep South Mississippi
What is the nickname for rhythm and blues music?
R & B
What kind of music is rock and roll style?
High-energy, dance
Where did classical music originate from?
Europe
Name a jazz singer/musician.
Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Kenny G
What are Blues music lyrics are often about?
Pain, struggles, troubles, etc.
Name a Rhythm and Blues artist/musician.
Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, etc.
What time period did rock and roll begin?
Name a classical composer.
Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Bach.
Name a style of jazz music.
Smooth, Bebop, Swing,
Name one blues musician/singer
B. B. King, Etta James, Muddy Waters, Ray Charles, etc.
What are rhythm and blues lyrics typically about?
Love, Pain, Heartbreak, Life, Happiness, etc.
Name 3 Rock and Roll Pioneers
Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis
Listen to this song and tell the composer.
Demonstrate scat singing
Non-English tones; do wap pa la de do
Create and Perform your blues tune. (Sing)
Blues song creation
Demonstrate singing
Sing
Do a rock and roll dance!
The Charleston
The Twist