History of Rock & Roll-Blinn-Exam #1 Questions and Answers 100% Guarantee pass
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History Of Rock & Roll
What is rockabilly? - ANSWER-mixed country, blues, gospel, and pop
did Elvis write his own songs? - ANSWER-no
what artist was known as the killer and elvis's rival? - ANSWER-Jerry Lee Lewis
New Orleans is a major contributor to crossover R&B music through its emphasis on musical elements _...
History of Rock & Roll-Blinn-Exam #1 Questions
and Answers 100% Guarantee pass
What is rockabilly? - ANSWER-mixed country, blues, gospel, and pop
did Elvis write his own songs? - ANSWER-no
what artist was known as the killer and elvis's rival? - ANSWER-Jerry Lee Lewis
New Orleans is a major contributor to crossover R&B music through its emphasis on
musical elements __________. - ANSWER-piano, sax, and bass
popular new orleans artist who offered white kids an easy first step into the world of
black music - ANSWER-Fats Domino
New orleans artist who was the opposite of fats domino, he was the total extrovert
known as the "bronze liberace" - ANSWER-Little Richard
Popular artist that established rock and roll as a from in itself and established the the
guitar as the rock instrument - ANSWER-Chuck Berry
who was buddy holly? - ANSWER-the last of the 50s rock and roll giants, he pointed the
music toward the first rock band, and added the glottal stop. (hiccups a syllable)
Buddy holly embraced rockabilly and imitated ____ as best as he could? - ANSWER-
Elvis
The Doo-Wop style, which which developed out of east coast settings, emphasized
what above rhythm? - ANSWER-Melody
The influence of ______ music was a key element of soul. - ANSWER-Gospel
Who was the "Godfather" of soul? - ANSWER-James Brown
What tragic happened event that happened on february 3, 1959 and is considered a
turning point for rock and roll? - ANSWER-Death of buddy holly
California band ___________ painted a landscape of beach, paradise, hot rods and
California girls and were America's answer to the Beatles. - ANSWER-The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys hit song was _____ - ANSWER-Good Vibrations
A package show is a list of bands that play at a show T/F? (Elvis) - ANSWER-True
, What are the different type of music textures? (main 3) - ANSWER-Monophonic- just
vocals
Polyphonic- 2+ equally important singers
Homophonic- most predominant, vocals supported by instruments
Who introduced the A and B side of vinyl records? - ANSWER-Elvis Presley
The main chords are __, __, and __. - ANSWER-1, 4, 5
The jazz main chords are __, __, and __. - ANSWER-3, 7, 8
The most common time signature is _/_. What does the the first number and the second
number actually mean? - ANSWER-3/4
Top number means beats per measure, bottom number means what note it is.
In what time signature is waltz?
In what time signature is jig?
Rock and Roll is offbeat T/F? - ANSWER-waltz is 3/4
jig is 6/8
True
What is a glissandi? - ANSWER-A continuous sliding movement through a series of
musical pitches/rolling down the piano keys
TIN PAN ALLEY NOTES
-1940s style (ex. Frank Sinatra)
-cookie cutter
-blues creeped in
-It was a big a warehouse with pianos in it that played the sheet music you wanted, then
you bought the sheets and played it at home
-someone heard them all playing at once, and said it sounded like "a tin trashcan
getting hit", explaining the title. - ANSWER--Frank Sinatra- from swing to rock transition
-Elvis- had sinatra + and R&B influences
-Major keys can be slightly tinted by using one minor key
-The chord added in the 60s was the Vi (6th) making the main chords 1,4,5,6 (major =
uppercase + minor = lowercase)
What is double tracking? - ANSWER-Audio recording technique that is recording a
singer/instrument and recording the same part on a different track, then mixing them
together for a thicker/richer sound.
What is over-dubbing? - ANSWER-different parts are recorded one after another
What were the eight bar blues? - ANSWER-a musical form related to the 12 bar blues
but instead it is 8, and the chord pattern is ( I-I-IV-IV-I-V-I-V )
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