History of Rock 'n Roll: Exam 1 COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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History Of Rock \'n Roll
popular music - ANSWER a music that's mass produced and disseminated via the mass media pop music commercial entertainment, mainstream rock music "authentic", more "artistic"; harder, more aggressive and improvisatory
folk music - ANSWER created directly and spontaneously out of communal experie...
History of Rock 'n Roll: Exam 1
COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
popular music - ANSWER a music that's mass produced and disseminated via the mass media pop music
commercial entertainment, mainstream rock music "authentic", more "artistic"; harder, more aggressive
and improvisatory
folk music - ANSWER created directly and spontaneously out of communal experience art music usually
written out, consciously intended for posterity; lots of thought intro structure critical listening involves
the knowledge of how music is put together, its cultural significance, and historical development;
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SHMRFT - ANSWER Soundprint Harmony Melody Rhythm Form Text
Soundprint - ANSWER the unique qualities that distinguish one performer/style/genre from another;
timbre/tone color, instrumentation, texture, dynamic levels, inflection timbre/tone color the
characteristic sound of an instrument/voice, determined by its frequency and overtone components
texture interaction of different layers of sound inflection note to note "shaping" of a musical line
Harmony - ANSWER the simultaneous occurrence of 2 or more musical pitches; notes are at the same
time, stacked on each other
Melody - ANSWER the sequential occurrence of musical pitches, the horizontal aspect of music; notes
are one after another
Rhythm - ANSWER how music moves through time Form the organization of music, its structure, basic
building blocks, and the ways in which they are combined
Text - ANSWER the words/lyrics of a song music and identity music is a very personal art form;
race - rock - ANSWER traces a history of white appropriation and assimilation of black American music
, music and technology - ANSWER technology has had a profound impact on popular music and its
dissemination the music industry rock music is a product to be bough, sold, and consumed
majors - ANSWER large record companies with lots of capital and power
harmonic form - ANSWER chords that are each held for 2 measures
What are the 3 different chords used for the harmony in 12-bar blues? - ANSWER 1, 4, and 5 chords
What are blue notes? - ANSWER wailing, is a lowering/bending of pitch; don't normally follow
melody/harmony
call and response - ANSWER a song style in which a singer leads with a call and a group responds; can be
done with instruments too
What song is an example of call and response? - ANSWER Robert Johnson's Cross Road Blues song by
Bessie Smith St. Louis Blues
What are some characteristics of Cross Road Blues? - ANSWER only instrument is guitar; cut off notes;
syncopated; blue inflections; country blues style (specifically Mississippi Delta Blues)
country/Mississippi Delta blues - ANSWER usually one male singer who accompanies himself on guitar
bottleneck guitar technique - ANSWER on finger and slid across strings when played
electric (urban) blues - ANSWER blues styles infiltrating popular rhythm and blues acts (ie. Jump Blues,
Chicago Electric Blues, Blues Crooners, and Vocal Harmony Groups (Doo-Wop))
How was Chicago influential in becoming a center for electric blues? - ANSWER it was the end of the
Illinois Central railroad line and its African American population grew exponentially
, The Great Migration - ANSWER African Americans moving north to escape southern discrimination, Jim
Crow laws, etc.; began during WWI, slowed during Great Depression, and 2nd wave during and after
WWII
Who recorded and popularized classic blues? - ANSWER African American women
What group did electric blues mostly appeal to? - ANSWER urban, northern African Americans who had
migrated north
When was electric blues popular and what were its characteristics? - ANSWER popular in the 1920s;
urban, professionalized, composed by songwriters not the performers, incorporated elements from
ragtime and developing jazz styles; usually featured a singer and backup band
What made Muddy Waters turn electric? - ANSWER the demand for dance music and the noise of
crowds
About when was Delta blues and country brought up north and starting to change? - ANSWER early
1940s
Who was the godfather of the blues? - ANSWER Muddy Waters
About when did Muddy Waters arrive in Chicago? - ANSWER 1943
What did Muddy Waters do for the blues? - ANSWER pepped up and electrified the blues
electric blues - ANSWER 2 electric guitars, amplified harmonica, other electrified instruments
Who did Muddy Waters get his style from? - ANSWER Robert Johnson
What was Muddy Waters style like? - ANSWER a rougher, grittier style than blues crooners/jump bands -
guitar distortion and feedback; sexually suggestive lyrics; more driving and less mournful
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