Ragtime/Blues & Jazz
Ragtime was typically played on what instrument?
The Piano
Who is the protagonist and antagonist in a movie, book, or play?
Protagonist
The main or principal character
The person who is a leader or activist
And advocate or champion of a cause or course of action
Antagonist
The person or force that will force the protagonist toward growth or change throughout the story
Normally takes place as a villain
Someone who directly opposes the protagonist
Who is referred to as the King of Rock and Roll?
Elvis Presley
Motown recording company become the largest _______________ owned enterprise in the county and a national music industry competitor in the United States. This people group were also the Motown artist.
African American
Where were the Backstreet boys and NYSNC from?
Orlando, Florida, USA
What style of music did Louis Armstrong sing?
Jazz
What is a sung through musical?
A musical where there is no spoken dialogue. It is all sung through from the beginning to the end.
What were mens and womens roles in the 50s?
Women stayed at home. They cooked and cleaned.
Men were the breadwinners. They worked outside the home and made the money.
How did the Jackson siblings celebrate Christmas and birthdays?
The didn't celebrate Christmas or their birthdays.
What is ABBA an acronym for?
The first letters of the first names of the 4 people who were in the band.
Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad
What people group typcially sang Blues music and what did it express?
African Americans; it expressed the hardships that they had endured. It was sad music.
Name 3 musicals.
Into the Woods, Cinderella, Oklahoma!, Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Anything Goes, Les Mis, Hairspray, Phantom of the Opera, Annie, West Side Story, Mamma Mia!, The Greatest Showman, In the Height, Grease, etc.
What made Elvis so controversial?
He was energized and proactive in his movements. (He liked to shake his hips.) He also worked across color lines, working with African Americans.
What is Beatlemania?
A term used to describe how absolutely crazy fans became when they saw the Beatles. The large fan following that the Beatles had.
In 2015, ABBAs song _____________ was inducted into the Recording Academy's Grammy Hall of Fame.
Dancing Queen
What is scat singing?
Improvisation in Jazz singing which the voice is used in imitation of an instrument.
What made Oklahoma! a revolutionary musical?
It was the first musical where the music carried the plot. The music and the spoken dialogue all went together to move the plot of the story along.
Who was Colonel Tom Parker? How did he get his name?
He was Elvis Presley's manager.
His name was an honorary title given to him by the Louisiana governor Jimmie Davis for helping him with his campaign.
Name 2 of the Beatles.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.
What were some popular fashion trends in the 80s? (name 3)
Big hair, scrunchies, colorful clothing, windbreaker suits, and mom jeans
What was the cake walk originally called?
Why was it originally called this?
Prizewalk.
African American slaves would compete in the prizewalk to win an elaborately decorated cake from the slave owners.
What is the Major Dramatic Question in a musical?
The question that must be answered by the end of the play. In most cases it is the question that the protagonist must have answered.
While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, ____________ comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together.
Chuck Berry
In 1963, the Beach boys gained national prominence with a string of top-ten hits reflecting the southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance, later called the ___________.
California Sound
What movie did Christina Aguilera sing the title song Reflection for?