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Mus 354 CH 1 Question and answers rated A+ Mus 354 CH 1: Rock Is... Definitions of rock - correct answer -the music of the rock era -music created or performed by rock musicians -music by (mostly) white musicians -"dictionary definition rock"; the core rock style, unfiltered and undil...

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Mus 354 CH 1: Rock Is...
Definitions of rock - correct answer ✔-the music of the rock era


-music created or performed by rock musicians


-music by (mostly) white musicians


-"dictionary definition rock"; the core rock style, unfiltered and undiluted


rhythm - correct answer ✔the time dimension of music; the cumulative result
of musical events as they happen over time


beat - correct answer ✔regular rhythm that moves at a speed to which you
can comfortably respond with physical movement


tempo - correct answer ✔the speed of the beat; typically measured in bpm


-most rock songs range from 80-140


measure (bar) - correct answer ✔consistent grouping of beats; in rock, the
most often groupings are in 4s.


backbeat - correct answer ✔sharp, percussive sound on the second of each
pair of beats

, defining feature of rock music - correct answer ✔regular rhythm that moves
2x as fast as the beat and 4x as fast as the backbeat


syncopation - correct answer ✔an accent that doesn't line up with the beat


types of beats (3) - correct answer ✔-time keeping


-number


-good


a complete rhythm section includes - correct answer ✔-at least one chord
instrument (usually 2, lead and rhythm guitar), a bass instrument, and a
percussion instrument


a riff is a melodic idea that is: - correct answer ✔short: typically no more than
six or seven notes


separated: either by silence or by a long note


syncopated: not necessary, but customary in rock


common ways to extend a riff - correct answer ✔answer the riff with
contrasting melodic material


repeat it


vary some feature of it

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