History of Rock and Roll Test 1 (Chapters 1-6)100% Correct!!
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History of Rock and Roll
Institution
History Of Rock And Roll
Popular music - ANSWERsimple, catchy music that everyone likes
Copyright - ANSWERthe exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
What does syncopated mean?...
History of Rock and Roll Test 1
(Chapters 1-6)100% Correct!!
Popular music - ANSWERsimple, catchy music that everyone likes
Copyright - ANSWERthe exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish,
perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
What does syncopated mean? - ANSWERoff the main beat (off-beats)
What was Tin Pan Alley? - ANSWERstreet in NYC where simple, memorable, easy songs like "Take Me
Out to the Ball Game" were published
Vaudeville shows - ANSWERvariety shows with dancing, singing, comedy, and magic acts that often
travelled around
Arrangements - ANSWERwritten down sheet music for musicians to play from
Describe the blues: - ANSWERsad songs with African slave influence that often utilized signifying,
improvisation, bent notes, and the 12 bar blue form
What does signifying mean? - ANSWERto add double or hidden meanings to lyrics, emerging from
slave songs and present in music genres like the blues, soul, and etc.
What are blue notes? - ANSWERnotes bent down common in Blues music
12 bar blues form - ANSWERstandard song form developed by Blues singers in 1900s, also known as
AAB format
What's a bottleneck and how was is used? - ANSWERtop of a glass bottle used to play the melody,
often by blues artists
What's a crooner? - ANSWERfalsetto singers that often amplify vocals
Who sings Country blues? Who accompanies them? - ANSWERmale singers with no accompaniment
Who sings Classic blues? Who accompanies them? - ANSWERfemale singers with band
Jazz began in what US city? - ANSWERnew orleans
What does overdubbing mean? - ANSWERlayering of tracks that allowed musicians to play each
instrument separately and then layer together
What's a backbeat? - ANSWERoff beats - - beats 2 and 4 - - weak beats
Describe urban blues: How did the guitar change in urban blues? - ANSWERcountry blues brought to
the city and played with electric guitars
Howlin' Wolf played the guitar and the blues harp, also called the ___________________ -
ANSWERharmonica
Why did many blues artists relocate to northern US cities like Chicago? - ANSWERwar time, less
discrimination
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