Famous Musicians
Movie Music
Genres
Music Theory
Pop Music Form
100

The "King of Pop"

Michael Jackson

100

This movie features "Let it Go"

Frozen

100

This style of music features rappers and DJ

Hip-hop

100

This note has the same value as 4 quarter notes

Whole note

100

This section is at the very beginning of a song

Intro

200

The singer and guitar player famous for "Shake it Off"

Taylor Swift

200

This movie features the song "Do - Re - Mi"

The Sound of Music

200

This genre from New Orleans emphasizes improvisation

Jazz

200

This accidental means that you raise a note by a half step

Sharp

200

This section highlights one featured instrumentalist

Solo

300

Worked with Dolly Parton to create an album that combined country, pop, and R&B

Beyonce

300

These characters sing "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"

Simba and Nala

300

Subgenres of this style include Bluegrass and Honkey Tonk

Country

300

The bottom number of a time signature tells you this

What type of note counts as a beat

300

This section repeats itself largely without changes to the rhythm, melody, harmony, or lyrics, intended to get the audience to sing along

Chorus

400

This Beatle wrote the song "BlackBird"

Paul McCartney

400

This man composed music for Jaws, Harry Potter, and Star Wars

John Williams

400

This genre, which originated from the blues, emphasizes the 2 and 4, or the back beat, as opposed to the 1 and 3.

Rock

400

The name of the staff the combines bass and treble cleff

Grand Staff

400

A contrasting section, usually towards the last 3rd of a piece, that connects two sections together

Bridge

500

This singer and guitar player for Metallica just got in hot water for making controversial comments.

James Hetfield

500

The name of the famously shrill string piece from "Psycho"

The Murder

500

A French term that translates to "advancing guard," music in this genre is considered cutting edge or experimental

Avant-garde

500

Two notes that are spelled differently but sound identical are called this

Enharmonic

500

This section, popular in EDM, features a build in volume and intensity leading up to a dramatic break

Drop