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HistoryRockandRoll
Quiz #1
Question | Answer |
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What are some technological advances mentioned? | Radio Broadcasting, Phonograph, film with sound |
Describe European folk music. | European music has chords, piano accompaniment, long flowing melodies, gentle beat, and no syncopation. |
Describe African folk music. | No chords, plucked/percussion instruments, short phrases with long notes, strong beat, and lots of syncopation. |
The upper class listened to different music, often called classical music. Describe classical music. | Sheet music performed as parlour song. Classical music were folk songs dressed up and made civilized with the piano. |
Folk Music was music of the common people that told stories and preserved the past. It was also a precursor to bluegrass, country, and folk. Name the instrumentation of folk music and its form. | Folk music was played with a fiddle ,guitar,and/or banjo. Pentatonic and a strophic. It was a music of song and dance. |
What makes up a Rhythm Section? | Chordal instrument, percussion, and bass instrument, often accompanied by a vocalist. |
What are the key elements of rock style? | Verse/chorus form, steady beat med/fast tempo, strong backbeat, rhythm section, and riffs. |
Describe the rock STYLE. | Loud, provocative, rebellious, sex topics, and honesty expression. |
What is ragtime? | Black interpretation of white music |