Song Structure
The part of the song that sounds different than the rest of the song.
What is the bridge?
Between 1880 and 1940s, "Tin Pan Alley" was located in this city, where countless musicians and composers made a living writing and marketing new music.
What is New York City?
What instrument is the most common lead instrument in a rock band?
What is the electric guitar?
This drum machine was revolutionary in beat-making and its sounds are still used in music today.
What is the 808?
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 US port city is known as the birthplace of jazz.
What is New Orleans?
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?
This company is best known for creating concert posters in Nashville, TN.
What is Hatch Show Print?
This is the catchiest part of a pop song.
This modern percussion instrument was developed for jazz music, but continues to be used in all types of rock bands and pop music.
What is a drum set?
Big Mama Thornton sold this song to Elvis Presley, who went on to make it one of his most famous hits.
What is Hound Dog?
People often debated East coast versus West coast rap by asking who was better: ______ or ______?
Who is Biggie or Tupac?
Chubby Checker created this dance move in the 1950s that is still famous today thanks to Fortnite.
What is The Twist?
This occurs in a song when an instrument is featured rather than a singer.
What is a solo?
What is the 1940s?
Rock became more political in the 1960s with protest music, including this hit by Bob Dylan. ________, they are a changin'
What are "The Times"?
This technological advance was significant in the 2000s because it allowed singers to achieve perfection by touching up their voices.
What is autotune?
This woman comes from poverty, progressed her career in Nashville at the Grand Ol' Opry, and continues to be a very influential person in country music as well as through her charity organizations. Her big blonde hair is one of her signatures looks.
Who is Dolly Parton?
When a song with a cliche song structure gets very famous and the musician doesn't need to make another song.
What is a one-hit wonder?
This Chicago-style jazz music often has 3 sentences of lyrics:
1. The problem.
2. The problem (repeated)
3. The Consequence/solution.
What is the blues?
What is stadium rock?
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?