Rhythm Section - ANSWER One chord instrument, one bass instrument and one percussive instrument to provide steady rhythm and harmonic support.
Horns - ANSWER Wind instrument. Provides harmonic support. Adds volume and power to the texture of the song.
Strings - ANSWER Violins, cellos, violas....
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Rhythm Section - ANSWER One chord instrument, one bass instrument and one percussive instrument to
provide steady rhythm and harmonic support.
Horns - ANSWER Wind instrument. Provides harmonic support. Adds volume and power to the texture of
the song.
Strings - ANSWER Violins, cellos, violas. Provides harmonic support. Adds sustain and smoothness to the
texture of the song.
Backbeat, rolling rhythm - ANSWER Placing a strong accent on offbeats.
Swing - ANSWER Dominant form of American popular music in 1935-1945. Playing that has a strong
rhythmic groove or drive.
Melismatic - ANSWER Several notes sung to one syllable.
Rockabilly - ANSWER A blend of country and western and rhythm and blues that pointed the way to
classic rock and roll.
Riff - ANSWER Short, and memorable melodic ideas brought back several times in a song.
Lick - ANSWER Consists of a short series of notes that is used in solos, accompaniment, and melodic
lines.
Fill - ANSWER A short musical sound that helps sustain the listener's attention during a break between
the phrases of a melody.
, Chord Progression - ANSWER A series of chords played in order. Doo-wop chord progression (G,e,c,d)
Form - ANSWER Organization of music in time.
Popular Music - ANSWER Music appealing to popular taste including rock, pop, soul, country, etc. Les
Paul and Mary Ford pop singers in 1950s.
Country and Western - ANSWER Folk and hillbilly music preserved in rural and southern areas in the U.S.
Uses the fiddle and accentuation of the voice.
Rhythm and Blues - ANSWER Umbrella term for popular music in the black community. Country blues,
jump blues, classic blues.
Tin Pan Alley - ANSWER Popular music pre rock and roll. Its most common form is AABA. Blueberry Hill,
Hey Good Lookin'
Song Stylist - ANSWER Elvis Presley is a song stylist, he took other people's song and interpreted it.
Songwriter - ANSWER Leiber and Stoller is a songwriter. They got Big Mama Thornton to sing their song
Hound Dog.
Big Bands, Swing Era - ANSWER 1935-1946. Big band jazz became the dominant form of pop music.
Swing brought the recording industry back into life after it was almost killed by the Great Depression.
Singing Cowboys - ANSWER A typical singing cowboy wore a white hat, clean-shaven, with a typical habit
of showing their emotions in a song. Gene Autry. Appeared in movies to make the song more appealing.
Nashville - ANSWER Central location for Publishers Studios. Home of Grand Ole Opry.
Boogie Woogie Bass - ANSWER Instrument common in Jump Blues to create upbeat party music.
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