Music Genres
What does the word "pop" in pop music stand for?
Popular!
What artist recorded the song Happy Birthday as a way to ask for a holiday on MLK's birthday?
Stevie Wonder!
What instrument does an opera singer use?
Voice!
What's different about the musical Hamilton from all other musicals?
There's rapping!
How is opera different from musicals?
Musicals have dialogue and singing, while opera only has singing!
Who is reggae's most famous musician?
Bob Marley!
What are the main three rock and roll instruments?
Guitar, bass, and drums!
Besides hot sauce, what are two things that salsa can be?
Music and dance!
Where does reggae music come from?
Jamaica!
Who first named the genre called reggae with their song Do The Reggay?
a) Roots & The Maytals
b) Boots & The Maytals
c) Toots & The Maytals
d) Shoots & The Maytals
Toots & The Maytals!
What instrument did Paul McCartney play in the rock band The Beatles?
The bass!
Where did K-pop borrow most of its music and dance moves from?
Black American culture!
Where does salsa music originally come from?
Cuba!
Who was nicknamed the Queen of Salsa?
Celia Cruz!
In reggae music, the keyboard and guitar instruments always play on:
a) The beat
b) The offbeat
The offbeat!
What were the Nicholas brothers famous for?
Dancing!
What genre of music did James Brown start?
Funk!
What was so important about the rock band Sly and The Family Stone?
They were the first racially integrated, male and female, rock band!
What is the name of the instrument essential to salsa music and played by the great Tito Puente?
Timbales!
Italy, France, and Spain are all examples of Western...?
Europe!