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Jazz
Country
Motown
Disco
Rap/hip-hop
100
This is when a solo vocalist uses "nonsense" syllables to sound like an instrument.
What is scatting (scat)?
100
Folk songs of America influenced this first style of country music.
What is hillbilly?
100
Motown was based out of this city.
What is Detroit?
100
Disco was called this before it was "Europianized."
What is funk?
100
Early hip-hop had this kind of looped bassline.
What is funk?
200
Ragtime and Boogie music is primarily played on this instrument.
What is a piano?
200
Country music is said to have started in which decade?
What is 1900?
200
The funk brothers are primarily skilled in this genre of music.
What is jazz?
200
Disco stars and listeners liked to dress this way.
What is riche, glamorous, and sexy?
200
Stories within the lyrics of hip-hop were about this.
What is inner-city and political issues in the African-American community?
300
This jazz music was alaso called Big Band.
What is Swing.
300
The two common instruments in early country music.
What are banjo and guitar?
300
Many people seeking jobs in the 1950's went to Michigan to work here.
What are automobile factories?
300
Disco was "alive" for about his many years.
What is about 10?
300
This group performed "Rapper's Delight."
What is Sugarhill Gang?
400
This term means having emphasis on the weak (or off) beats.
What is syncopation?
400
The opposite of thickly orchestrated.
What is thinly orchestrated?
400
The Funk Brothers recorded tracks in this studio.
What is Hitsville USA? Double = name one of its nicknames.
400
True or false. Disco was thinly orchestrated.
What is false. Double = name at least four types of instruments used.
400
This is on of the most common "instruments" used in hip-hop.
What is turntables or synthesizer?
500
Name these three jazz genres in order from oldest to newest. Swing, Ragtime, Bebop
What is Ragtime, Swing then Bebop?
500
The lyrics to all country music tells this.
What is a story?
500
Name 5 motown artists.
Marvin Gaye Smokey Robinson Temptations Martha and the Vandellas Miracles Boyz to Men
500
This is considered the "day disco died."
What is July 12th, 1979.
500
These are two musical specialties of rap/hip-hop music.
What is scratching and speaking in rhythm?