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MUS 130
Test #2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Payola | the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing the payment. |
| Concept Album | List of songs that tell a story or have a theme |
| Musique Concréte | music constructed by mixing recorded sounds, first developed by experimental composers in the 1940s. |
| Important Events in the 1960s | Greensboro Sit-ins, Passing the 24th Amendment, Watts Riots |
| Characteristics Teen Pop/Rock in the 1960s | British Accents, Standard music forms, distinctive chord sequences and vocal harmonies, rhythmic guitar work, simple melodies, clever lyrics. |
| Phil Spector | Made the Wall of Sound; mixed and overdubbed many instruments to create a thick, full sound; recorded tracks in mono, incorporated orchestral instruments to recordings |
| Characteristics of Surf Sound | surf-related lyrics, high harmony vocals, catchy and earworm-y guitar solos and riffs, and high reverberation levels. |
| Brill Building | Many music hits were written and published |
| Soul Music | A mix of Gospel and African American music; not talking about Jesus |
| Melisma | The sliding of the notes |
| Characteristics of Memphis Soul | pulls stylistic influence from jazz, Motown, Rhythm and blues, gospel and Doo-wop music; handclaps, funky rhythms, catchy melodies, and invigorating body movement by the performer. |
| Motown and Motown Artists | Artists were taught to behave in public to cultivate sophisticated images, aimed at whites than soul recordings, stressed sophisticated pop- and jazz-influenced studio productions |
| Berry Gordy | He launched the Miracles and signed acts like the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight & the Pips, and Stevie Wonder. Founded the Motown Record Corporation. |
| Funk Bros. | Motown's regular backup band |
| Skiffle | A simple British folk music that involved melodies accompanied by strummed acoustic guitar and simple rhythmic instruments |
| Idee Fixe or Leit Motif | A short, recurring musical phrase associated with a particular person, place, or idea |
| Nanker Phelge | The pseudonym when all members of the Rolling Stones contributed ideas. |
| Beatles | Influencers- Buddy Haley, Lil' Richard, & Elvis; Image- Formal to Casual; Experiments- types of genres of music & with instruments & encouraging other groups to do the same like Nirvana, The Beach Boys, etc.; Development- Britain-->US, Tech- 2x track |
| Rolling Stones | Image- Grunge, casual outfits; Influencers- Muddy Waters; Development- roughened the sound to be closer to Muddy Waters; Non-instrument- simple blues |
| Mods | a punk rock band from Toronto during the first wave of late 1970s punk. |
| Fuzztone | Discovered by the Kinks, they put slits in the speaker to add distortion and be more amplified |
| Rock Opera | a collection of rock music songs with lyrics that relate to a common story. |
| Garage Band | a group of people who play rock music together and typically practice in a garage. |
| Standard Rockband instrumentation in the 1960s | The saxophones and pianos gave way to electric guitars and bass guitars, and the standard, four-piece rock band - guitar, bass, drums, and vocals - took the forefront. |
| Describe the influence of the British blues bands on American music | The British Invasion unleashed a creative music explosion in America in the mid-'60s. Guitar sales soared. Longer hair for young men became instantly popular. The British flag became a fashion statement. |
| Folk-Rock | A hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. Focused mainly on lyrics than harmony, rhythm, and melody. |
| Bootleg | unofficial recordings sold without the consent of those who hold the rights to the music. |
| Characteristics of Folk and Folk-Rock | Combines the pure diatonic harmonies of traditional folk and country music with the energy, rhythms, and instrumentation of rock music. |
| Identify the causes advocated by folk music | Politics, Civil Rights, Spreading the Gospel |
| Impact of Folk music on Rock music | It gave people a sense of freedom of speech |
| themes of singer/songwriter music | Depression, Oppression, and War |
| Influence of Bob Dylan | Elvis, Robert Johnson, Hank Williams, and Lil' Richard |
| Existentialism | a philosophical theory or approach which emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will. |
| Hippies | a person of unconventional appearance, typically having long hair, associated with a subculture involving a rejection of conventional values and the taking of hallucinogenic drugs. |
| Acid Test | Parties where LSD was available and inexpensive and often featured live bands with lighting effects |
| Jam Bands | a rock band that plays music characterized by long improvisational passages. |
| Identify the audience and locations for psychedelic music | San Francisco, California, hippies |
| Describe the role of drugs in psychedelic music | LSD can make music have very trippy moments when hippies listen to psychedelic music. |
| Characteristics of Psychedelic Rock | inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs |
| Grateful Dead | Jam band that was well-known for extended improvisations during concerts |
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