UPDATE 2024
What were the roots of rock and roll? - ANSWER Blues and Country
What was the Radio selling at the time of the principles of Rock and Roll? - ANSWER They did not play
records on the air because of the music union (They wanted them to play live)
Where did the names country and blues come from? - ANSWER We only call them by these name
because of the labels of the music industry.
When did the musical instruments in rock and roll begin to be sold? - ANSWER 1919
Vernacular - ANSWER The language you learn with your family and your social unit.
Vernacular Culture - ANSWER Dance halls etc.
What were the contributors of the upbringing of Blues and Country. - ANSWER Vernaculare Culture,
Technology, Business, Social Change.
What are the Two principle streams of rock and roll and where do they come from? - ANSWER Africa and
Europe
What is the Definition of Africa - ANSWER Peoples of the African origin brought to the western
hemisphere.
Afro-Carribean Culture - ANSWER Carribean, Central American, North American, South American.
(This is where the europeans failed to know that people from the carribieans were not immune to many
of the disesases that they were.
, African Americans have been making contributions to American Music since the - ANSWER 1500s.
African Americans have been making contributions to EUROPEAN music since the - ANSWER 1400s
What happened with the piano? - ANSWER More people got one and learned to play it because there
was a growing middle class population in the U.S and Europe.
What was the piano? - ANSWER Part of the playback equipment.
What were the 3 categories of music in before recordings? - ANSWER Classical, Popular, and folk.
What year did music began to be published and recorded? - ANSWER 1920
What drove music in the 1920s? - ANSWER Vernacular Culture, Technology, Business, Social Change
how did the point of view of musicians and commercialist on music in the 1920s. - ANSWER
Commercialists segretated music
country was for (Whites)
and Blues was for (Blacks)
poly rhythm - ANSWER 2 or more rhythms go together.
Ensemble - ANSWER The idea that music goes good together
12 bar blues - ANSWER a sequence of chords (1,5,7,9,11)
In what ways did african american culture use ensemble - ANSWER they used it as a way to socialize with
people.