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History of Rock and Roll - Exam, Exams of History of Music

An exam or study guide covering the history and key concepts of rock and roll music. It includes a comprehensive list of terms, definitions, and examples related to various musical elements, genres, and artists that have shaped the evolution of rock and roll. A wide range of topics, from the origins of blues and jazz to the emergence of specific subgenres like rockabilly, motown, and the philadelphia sound. It also delves into the technical aspects of music, such as rhythm, melody, harmony, and recording techniques. The level of detail and the breadth of information suggest that this document could be a valuable resource for students studying the history and development of rock and roll music, particularly in the context of a university-level course or exam.

Typology: Exams

2023/2024

Available from 09/21/2024

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Download History of Rock and Roll - Exam and more Exams History of Music in PDF only on Docsity! History of Rock and Roll - Exam 1 Oklahoma State QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS(GRADED A) accent - ANSWER Emphasis placed on a musical sound Syncopation - ANSWER When an accent takes place in a rhythm unexpectedly bar or measure - ANSWER Vertical bar in sheet music that separates beats Rock Beat - ANSWER Subdivision into 8 beats... What is this type of beat? melody - ANSWER coherent succession of pitches, played or sung in a certain rhythm, is called: Step wise - ANSWER One to the next melody is called leap - ANSWER low to high melody is called a: Sequence - ANSWER Melody pattern that shifts Phrase - ANSWER Unit of a melody Motive - ANSWER Smallest and most recognizable fragment in music theme - ANSWER Melody that is more prominate Harmoney - ANSWER Pitches that happen at the same time Counterpoint - ANSWER a note against another note Consonance - ANSWER Pleasing Harmony Meter - ANSWER Organization of stressed and unstressed beats Groove - ANSWER Patterns of beats harmonic roots - ANSWER A bass line is also called Harmonic filler - ANSWER music that takes place between the bass and the treble parts Musicians in a band - ANSWER Whats the rhythm section? Hook - ANSWER Motive that is catchy, but can sing back Echo - ANSWER what is the reverb in recording Exact repetition - ANSWER what is the delay in recording 2 speakers, not same in either speaker - ANSWER What is stereo in recording riff - ANSWER Recognizable not of an instrument, but cannot sing back. (A, A') - ANSWER This is variation form nonpitch - ANSWER precaution instruments interval - ANSWER Distance from one pitch to another Delta Blues - ANSWER Rural music, delta region Urban/electric blues - ANSWER Chicago and Memphis migration music of African Americans, mostly female singers Bessie Smith - ANSWER St. Louis Blues Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five - ANSWER Caldonia Jump Blues - ANSWER Faster tempo, swing, rhythm section and saxophones comical lyrics Tampa Red and Georgia Tom - ANSWER It's Tight Like That Hokum blues - ANSWER Piano and guitar with sexual lyrics Pinetop Smith - ANSWER Pine Top's Boogie Woogie boogie woogie - ANSWER Piano style, repeated riff, big beat w right hand, shuffle w left jazz - ANSWER big band swing latin music - ANSWER clave music portraying Latin America in positive way black gospel - ANSWER harmony singing in a church Sun records - ANSWER Recording studio in Memphis Chicago John lee hooker bo Diddley howling wolf muddy waters - ANSWER Chess Records Muddy Waters - ANSWER I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man Cincinnati - ANSWER King Records New York - ANSWER Atlantic Records Big Joe Turner Atlantic Records - ANSWER Shake, Rattle, and Roll The Carter Family - ANSWER Wildwood Flower Jimmie Rodgers - ANSWER Waiting for a Train payola - ANSWER Paying DJs to play music Fats Domino - ANSWER Blueberry Hill Johnny B. Goode - ANSWER Chuck Berry Tutti Frutti - ANSWER Little Richard That's All Right Mama - ANSWER Elvis music that mixes bluegrass and country influences with those of black folk music and early amplified blues - ANSWER Rockabilly Great Balls of Fire - ANSWER Jerry Lee Lewis Rhythm - ANSWER Music in time, Repeats in a pattern Timbre - ANSWER Sound Quality Bridge - ANSWER Serves as contrast in song structure Chorus - ANSWER Focal point in song structure, text and music repeats Verse (A) - ANSWER Corresponds to poetic stanza Polyphony - ANSWER More than 1 melody at the same time heterophony - ANSWER 1 melody, different performances of it at the same time monophony - ANSWER Single melody Texture - ANSWER Layers of sound and their relationship Modulation - ANSWER Moving from different keys Sad - ANSWER Minor Tonic