Folk
Bluegrass
Country
Famous Faces
Instruments
100
In folk music, who makes the decisions about which instruments are played, which vocal parts are sung, and how a song is arranged?
The Performer
100
In which region of America did bluegrass music originate?
Appalachia
100
Which city has been the center of country music recording since the 1950s?
Nashville
100
He is credited with developing the original bluegrass music style and sound?
Bill Monroe
100
The most common instrument in folk, country, and bluegrass.
Acoustic Guitar
200
Which type of music did folk musicians write to express their feelings about peace, freedom, justice, environmentalism, and racial equality?
Protest Music
200
Roughly, how many members are in a bluegrass band?
4-6
200
Unlike bluegrass, Most country songs are _______ and ______ in their structure and lyrics.
Simple and direct
200
He is known as the most successful country artist, changing the sound of country music into Americana.
Garth Brooks
200
This instrument usually has the melody in most folk and bluegrass bands
The Fiddle
300
In the 1930s, which causes did folk singers fight for through their music?
Worker's rights
300
Why does bluegrass continue to be a successful form of music?
It stays true to it's roots, doesn't change it's sound
300
What makes Country music different than folk or bluegrass?
Use of Electric Instruments and drums
300
He is known for combing folk and rock music
Bob Dylan
300
This electric instrument took country music by storm and is now a defining sound in the genre with it's bends and slides.
Pedal Steel Guitar
400
Which structure is most commonly found in folk music?
Verse and Chorus
400
Progressive bluegrass music tends to take on characteristics of which other type of music?
Jazz
400
What does country music focus on when dealing with social issues?
Traditional ideas and patriotism
400
Was a defining member of the first folk boom and wrote 'This Land is Your Land'
Woody Guthrie
400
What kind of technique did Earl Scruggs change on the banjo that allowed players to play fast and play arpeggios?
3-finger technique
500
Folk music is a form of commercial music inspired by what other type of music?
Traditional Music
500
Which type of music did the David Grisman Quintet create when they blended bluegrass, jazz, swing, and traditional music?
Dawg music
500
Which ideas has country music constantly tried to find a balance between throughout its history?
Traditional and Modern ideas
500
Documented and spread the traditional music of Appalachia to the rest of the world
Cecil Sharp
500
Like a guitar, but has a metal resonator and an almost electric quality to it's sound
Dobro