Music 3200: History of Rock and Roll (Exam 1) Questions With 100% Correct And Verified Answers.

12 bar blues - correct answers A chord progression that lasts 12 bars and typically uses three chords. is used to build larger forms like simple verse form Simple Verse Form - correct answers repeating single section of music (A section) consists only of verses, no contrasting material (chorus) Ex. Heartbreak Hotel and That's Alright Simple Verse- Chorus Form - correct answers verse and chorus have the same underlying music though lyrics are different Ex. Can the Circle be Unbroken (The Carter Family) Contrasting Verse-Chorus Form - correct answers the verse and chorus sections employ contrasting music material. distinctly different Ex. Rock and Roll Music and That'll be the day AABA Form - correct answers consists of verses (A) and then a contrasting bridge (B) Ex. Hey Good Looking', Blueberry Hill Falsetto - correct answers a method of voice production used by male singers, to sing notes higher than their normal range. Ostinato - correct answersa continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm Backbeat - correct answersPlacing a strong accent on the offbeats. In a four-beat measure, the drummer typically emphasizes beats 2 and 4, creating the basic rhythm of rock music. Crossover - correct answersmusic that "crosses over" from appealing only to one group of fans (C&W) to appealing another group of fans (R&B) Call and Response - correct answersa song style in which a singer or musician leads with a call and a group responds Characteristics of Tin Pan Alley Music - correct answers1)also referred to as pop music. 2)directed mainly at white population, directed mainly at adults 3) lyrics were typically non-offensive and non-controversial 4)Written by professional songwriters Music, Music, Music - correct answersArtist: Teresa Brewer -instruments: piano, percussion, brass and winds -genre: Tin Pan Alley (pop) -Melodic vocal style -Non-offensive Lyrics, lyrics are about music (lots of focus on bands/instruments) Cry - correct answersArtist: Johnny Ray -Instruments: piano, bells, guitar and drums -Genre: Tin Pan Alley (pop) -Vocals: Melodic with harmonized backup vocals -Lyrics speak of heartbreak (use of falsetto) Too Young - correct answers-Artist: Nat King Cole -instruments: piano and strings -Genre: Tin Pan Alley (pop) -Crooning (hum/sing soft voice) vocal style, also melodic -Lyrics are about being in a relationship Blue Tango - correct answersArtist: Leroy Anderson -instruments: guitar, strings, winds, drums -Genre: Tin Pan Alley (pop) -no vocals, therefore no lyrics -completely instrumental (obstinate used during this song) Characteristics of a country/western song - correct answers1)produced largely by indie companies 2)catered to primarily white audience (adults) 3)instruments can include; fiddle, banjo, mandolin, steel guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, NO DRUMS 4)beat is steady, boom-chick rhythm 5)Lyrics often tell a story, intended to tell a story 6)songs are often not notated 7)vocals have nasally tone, emotion is key Doggie in the Window - correct answersArtist: Patti Page -instruments: strings and wings -Genre: Tin Pan Alley (pop) -vocals are clear, harmonized vocals in chorus, verses are sung solo -Lyrics are innocent and cute Can the Circle be Unbroken - correct answersArtist: The Carter Family -Instruments: guitar (gives boom-chick rhythm) -Genre: C&W -Nasal vocal sounds with harmonized vocals in chorus -Lyrics are rooted in white gospel Back in the Saddle Again - correct answersArtist: Gene Autry -Instruments: fiddle, accordion, slide, mandolin, guitar -Genre: Western swing -Nasal vocal style -Lyrics tell a story New San Antonio Rose - correct answersArtist: Bob Willis and his Texas Playboys -Instruments: brass, sax, piano, guitar, bass and fiddle (extended instrumental) -Genre: Western swing -Vocal interjections state the song, nasal vocals -few lyrics, mostly about women Hey Good Lookin' - correct answers*FORMAL ANALYSIS* Artist: Hank Williams -Instruments: acoustic guitar, bass, steel guitar and violin -Genre: C&W -Nasal vocals when entering -AABA song form -4/4 time signature -slide guitar and fiddle solo -bass gives boom-chick rhythm Hillbilly fever - correct answersArtist: Little Jimmy Dickens -Instruments: steel guitar, bass, guitar and fiddle -Genre: C&W -Nasal vocals with harmonized vocals in chorus -Lyrics are in a hillbilly style Blue Moon of Kentucky - correct answersArtist: Bill Monroe and Blue Grass Boys -Instruments: fiddle solo over mandolin and guitar -Genre: bluegrass -vocals are nasally and melodic -Lyrics are of heartbreak Characteristics of Rhythm and Blues - correct answers1)demographics towards black population (adult) 2)served exclusively by Indies 3)Instrumentation included: acoustic and electric guitar, acoustic stand-up bass, drums, sax, piano and harmonica 4)patterned around 12-bar blues 5)Very energetic stage show 6)vocals are shouted 7)lyrics contain sexual suggestiveness 8)vocals and instruments are weighed equally 9)songs are improvised Crossroads - correct answersArtist: Robert Johnson -instruments: Guitar -Genre: R&B (rural blues) -semi-shouting vocals, with call and response -Lyrics tell a story -sounds raw -slightly altered 12-bar blues I've Got a Woman - correct answersArtist: Ray Charles -Instruments: drums, piano, sax, horns -Genre: R&B (Gospel Based) -semi-shouting vocals, vocals improvise over the instrumental accompaniment -lyrics are about a women Chicago Blues - correct answersChess records founded in 1947 by Phil and Leonard Chess rough-eded emotion, very expressive vocals and fairy unpolished lots of sax solos lyrics have sexual suggestivness not meant to appeal to white demographic Hard day Blues - correct answersArtist: Muddy Waters -instruments: electric guitar, bass, piano, drums -Genre: R&B (chicago blues) -semi-shouting vocals -lyrics are about loosing a women I'm a Man - correct answersArtist: Bo Diddley -Instruments: guitar, harmonica, piano, drums and maracas -Genre: R&B (Chicago blues) -semi-shouting vocals (call and response) -Lyrics are suggestive and egocentric -one-chord boogie Black Pop - correct answersAtlantic records, more polished sound, influenced by mainstream pop Founded by Ahmet Ertegyn and herb Abramson (1948) Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) - correct answersArtist: Ruth Brown -Instruments: drums, sax, guitar, piano, bass (drum riff beginning) -Genre: R&B (black pop) -Semi-shouting vocals -Lyrics are about a women who is fed up with the actions of her man Shake, Rattle and Roll - correct answers*FORMAL ANALYSIS* Artist: Joe Turner -Instruments: bass, piano, drums, sax -Genre: R&B -Has handclap for backbeat -blatantly sexual -semi-shouting vocals -Never hit pop charts -Time signature 12/8 Form is simple verse-chorus Characteristics of Doo-wop music - correct answers-characterized by nonsense syllables -most are AABA format -Acapella, vocal group sound -Instruments: trumpet, sax, hammond, organ, bass, piano, drums -Reoccurring Chord Pattern (C,A,G,C) "Doo-wop progression" -lots of one-hit wonders -Harmonized vocals Sh Boom - correct answersArtist: The Chords -Instruments: drums, acoustic bass, guitar -Genre: doo-wop -acapella harmonized vocals, nonsense syllables -lyrics are about teenage love -went to #5 on pop charts Why do Fools Fall in Love? - correct answersArtist: Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers -Instruments: guitar, bass, drums, saxophone -Vocal style: melodic lead vocals, harmonized backup vocals -Lyrics: about love Come Go With Me - correct answersArtist: The Dell Vikings -Instruments: guitar, bass, drums, sax -Vocal style: melodic lead vocals, harmonized backup vocals -geared towards teenagers (lyrics) The Great Pretender - correct answersArtist: The Platters -Instruments: drums, sax, bass, piano -Vocals: lead vocals enter with harmonized backup vocals -Lyrics: Dealing with loneliness and love Controversy of R&B - correct answerssongs began to be played on radio allowed white teenagers to listen White middle class parents disapproved of music Lyrics were suggestive and too sexual gained greater respectability when White artists started to cover some of the songs