Jazz
1920s
Blues music was inspired from what type of songs?
Baroque
This artist that became popular in the 1950s is known as "The King of Rock and Roll".
Elvis Presley
Country music features a lot of instruments from which instrument family?
String Family (mandolin, banjo, electric and acoustic guitars, fiddle, steel guitar)
This famous trumpet player was also know for his raspy singing voice.
Louis Armstrong
The lyrics of blues music were sad due to what major historic event in the 1930s?
The Great Depression
This composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras lost his hearing and was known for his 9 symphonies.
Ludwig van Beethoven
This artist reshaped rhythm and blues and created the start of Rock and Roll. One is his famous songs is "Johnny B. Goode".
Chuck Berry
Which state in the United States is considered the birthplace of country music?
Tennessee
Which one of these instruments is NOT featured in jazz music: Trumpet, trombone, banjo, or piano
Banjo
Name the technique used in both jazz and blues when one person plays something and then everyone else echoes or answers back?
Call and Response
Name the famous modern classical composer know for writing the movie soundtracks for "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones", and "Harry Potter".
John Williams
This British band of the 60s often used lyrics that made no sense.
The Beatles
Name three common themes in country music.
Heartbreak, love, dancing, religion, American patriotism, the South, the everyday man, and reflecting on the past
Jazz music uses a technique where a soloist makes up music on the spot while the rest of the band plays background. It is also occasionally used in blues music. What is this technique called?
Improvisation
Music of the blues uses many similar instruments that are used in jazz music. Which two instruments are used in the blues that jazz typically does NOT use?
Drums, guitar, saxophone, piano, harmonica
Guitar and harmonica
Which 2 musical eras had very simple music with only a few instruments?
Medieval and Renaissance
This band of the 70s and 80s started to create a "harder" sound to rock music. They started "arena rock".
Queen
This famous singer/songwriter has written over 3000 songs, started a foundation in TN to encourage reading in young children, and has her own theme park.
Dolly Parton
Jazz music got its roots in this type of "ragged" piano music.
Ragtime
Name the famous blues singer had hit with the song, "At Last"
Etta James
Which classical music era saw composers pushing boundaries on what sounded good by experimenting with how to play instruments and using composition techniques like 12-Tone music?
Modern
This band of the 70s-90s infused rhythm and blues, soul and bluegrass to create a very "country" style of rock and roll.
The Eagles
This artist is know as the "King of Country". He returned country back to its roots moving away from the popcountry sound of the 80s. He was the "Country Artist of the 2000 decade" and has a record 60 number 1 hits...the most of any music genre.
George Strait