History of Rock & Roll Exam 1
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
beat - ✔✔a regular rhythmic pulse
rhythm - ✔✔the ways musical sounds are organized in time
12 bar blues - ✔✔a structural pattern that consists of twelve groups of four
beat measures. Its measure falls into three groups of four
simple verse form - ✔✔all verses based on same music, no chorus
verse - ✔✔a section with repeating music and non-repeating lyrics
simple verse chorus - ✔✔when a single musical pattern is used as the
basis for both verses and choruses
The melody portion may change from verse to chorus, while the chords
underneath stay the same
chorus - ✔✔a part of a song that is repeated after each verse
doo-wop - ✔✔did not require accompaniment. nonsense syllables singers
used in their arrangments. features a solo singer against the vocal
, accompaniment of the other singers, with one secction of the song, usually
at the end, reserved for a harmony-vocal rendition of one of the verses
hokum blues - ✔✔contained double-entendres. "shake rattle and roll"
jump bands - ✔✔derivative of big band era, uptempo. urban blues backed
by ensemble. major female artists.
mainstream pop - ✔✔aimed at the target audiences of teens and kids who
don't appreciate other kinds of music.
rhythm & blues (R&B) - ✔✔A style of music developed by African
Americans that combines blues and jazz characterized by a strong back-
beat and related variations on syncopated instrumental phrases
blues - ✔✔AAB form, African-American music genre that developed in the
rural American south, showcasing economic hardships
lyrics of first phrase are usually repeated over second phrase
boogie-woogie - ✔✔developed in african american communities in the
1870s. extended from piano to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country,
and gospel. piano based blues associated with dancing
chicago blues - ✔✔rough edged emotional directness, with vocals that
were more expressive than beautiful or technically accomplished.
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
beat - ✔✔a regular rhythmic pulse
rhythm - ✔✔the ways musical sounds are organized in time
12 bar blues - ✔✔a structural pattern that consists of twelve groups of four
beat measures. Its measure falls into three groups of four
simple verse form - ✔✔all verses based on same music, no chorus
verse - ✔✔a section with repeating music and non-repeating lyrics
simple verse chorus - ✔✔when a single musical pattern is used as the
basis for both verses and choruses
The melody portion may change from verse to chorus, while the chords
underneath stay the same
chorus - ✔✔a part of a song that is repeated after each verse
doo-wop - ✔✔did not require accompaniment. nonsense syllables singers
used in their arrangments. features a solo singer against the vocal
, accompaniment of the other singers, with one secction of the song, usually
at the end, reserved for a harmony-vocal rendition of one of the verses
hokum blues - ✔✔contained double-entendres. "shake rattle and roll"
jump bands - ✔✔derivative of big band era, uptempo. urban blues backed
by ensemble. major female artists.
mainstream pop - ✔✔aimed at the target audiences of teens and kids who
don't appreciate other kinds of music.
rhythm & blues (R&B) - ✔✔A style of music developed by African
Americans that combines blues and jazz characterized by a strong back-
beat and related variations on syncopated instrumental phrases
blues - ✔✔AAB form, African-American music genre that developed in the
rural American south, showcasing economic hardships
lyrics of first phrase are usually repeated over second phrase
boogie-woogie - ✔✔developed in african american communities in the
1870s. extended from piano to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country,
and gospel. piano based blues associated with dancing
chicago blues - ✔✔rough edged emotional directness, with vocals that
were more expressive than beautiful or technically accomplished.
