Concepts of Music
Pitch means
What is High and Low
How would you describe the melody of a pop song
Catchy and Easy to sing
What does R&B stand for?
Rhythm and blues
What is one country where pop music first originated from?
United States or/and United Kingdom
What is the name of the internationally famous rock band from Liverpool in the 1960s?
The Beatles
A pattern of long and short notes
What is duration
What is the structure of most pop songs?
Intro, Verse, Chorus (repeat) then bridge and outro
What instrument usually plays the beat in pop music
Drums
What word is "pop" an abbreviation of?
Popular
What is Elvis Presley also known as?
The King of Rock and Roll
Texture means
What is the layers of Sound
What is a block chord?
Name at least two parent genres of R&B
Blues, pop music, jazz, and gospel music
Who is referred to as the "King of Pop"?
Michael Jackson
What was one instrument that changed Rock music into POP music
Synthesizer
Expressive Techniques Means
What is a broken chord know as in classical music?
What is a broken chord
Where did R&B originate from?
African-American communities in the 1940s
Which two countries dominate the pop music industry?
The United States and the United Kingdom
Name at least 4 instruments that are part of a typical pop song
Answers include a vocalist, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar, keyboard/synth and a set of drums electric or acoustic!
A part that is played under the melody?
What is accompaniment?
Three most common chords used in POP
I IV V
Why is hip-hop called hip-hop?
The "hip" means "trendy" or "fashionable" and "hop" is the leaping movement
What year was the term "pop music" first used?
1926
What is auto tune?
Where the vocal sound is pitch corrected "tuned" by a computer