Song Structure
The part of the song that sounds different than the rest of the song.
What is the bridge?
Known for the song "Back in Black"
Who is AC/DC?
What instrument is the most common lead instrument in a rock band?
What is the electric guitar?
Which R&B/hip-hop artist is credited with popularizing Auto-Tune in modern music during the late 2000s?
Who is T-Pain?
The Moonwalk and Anti-Gravity lean were 2 dance moves made famous by this pop musician.
Who is Michael Jackson?
The nicknames for beginning and endings of songs in popular music.
What is intro/outro?
This rapper had multiple singles that were popularized by Call of Duty trailers
Who is Eminem?
This decade marks the start of the Rock 'n Roll Era.
What is the 1950s?
Old School rap was best known for its lyrics that told a story. This Philadelphia born actor was well-known for his story-telling rap days, which eventually led him to produce the show The Fresh Prince.
Who is Will Smith?
What is the name of the cymbal arrangement that the drummer can open and close with a pedal?
What is the Hi-Hat?
This is the catchiest part of a pop song.
This band is known to be one of the most popular disco groups of the 1970's
Who is the Bee Gee's?
This drumming technique was popularized by metal and hard rock bands to create a faster tempo
What is double bass?
People often debated East coast versus West coast rap by asking who was better: ______ or ______?
Who is Biggie or Tupac?
This is the only country artist to have a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for six straight decades
Who is Dolly Parton?
This occurs in a song when an instrument is featured rather than a singer.
What is a solo?
This metal band had a short phase of being popular on Tik Tok for their song Custer
Who is Slipknot?
Metal singers will typically ask their fans to "open the _____"
What is the pit?
This technological advance was significant in the 2000s because it allowed singers to achieve perfection by touching up their voices.
What is autotune?
The front man for 30 Seconds to Mars is also an actor known for movies like Suicide Squad, American Psycho, and Tron Ares
Who is Jared Leto?
This is typically found in hard rock or metal music when the speed and tone shift into a slower pace before picking up again.
What is a breakdown?
This country artist just recently beat Taylor Swifts' Billboard Top 100 record with her song "Choosin' Texas"
Who is Ella Langely?
What was the name of the band where the lead singer was used to study the larynx
What is Lorna Shore?
In the 1980s and 1990s, copyright laws did not protect sections of music from being this. Nowadays, musicians who want to include other sounds or songs in their songs have to pay royalties to their creator.
What is sampled?
1981 and 2001 were both big years in the music industry for how music was accessed by the public. What was released to the public during each of those years? (2 different answers)
What is MTV and the iPod?