Exam 1 Music History of Rock and Roll
Questions & Answers(SCORED A+)
Rhythm - ANSWER -most Dominant musical element
- Organized in time
- patterns are produced by the Length of the sound.
(VOICE AND HORNS ARE NOT PART OF RHYTHM!!!!!!!)
Melody - ANSWER -The arrangement of INDIVIDUAl notes in time to create a musical LINE or Phrase
- The most prominent VOICE or INSTRUMENT.
Harmony - ANSWER - Combination or more than one note (pitch) at a time
-adds color to a song
- Can be instrumental or vocal
Timbre - ANSWER - Tonal quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds
- Timbre is described using descriptive adjectives:
EX: Dark, bright, rich, thin, raspy, nasal, smooth, rough
Texture - ANSWER -Thickness of sound
Describes as "light" "heavy" "thin" "thick"
Form - ANSWER - music is organized and constructed
-Can Evaluate the form by breaking it into sections
- Compare different songs by looking at the similarities and differences of their formal structure
In Rock music, which is usually the most dominant element? - ANSWER Rhythm/ Beat (regular
rhythmic pulse)
, Beat - ANSWER - Organized into (rhythmic bars) groups of 4 (or 2 or 3 of 6) beats: is called a measure
or bar.
AABA form - ANSWER - The verse and the bridge are based on different music.
- Most AABA songs occur in a 32 bar pattern that combines 4, 8 measure phrases
Simple Verse Form - ANSWER - Is when all the verses are based on the same music and there is NO
CHORUS
Simple Verse-Chorus Form - ANSWER - Is when the Verses and Choruses are based on the same
music
Contrasting Verse-Chorus Form - ANSWER - Is when the Verses and Choruses are based on
DIFFERENT MUSIC
What is TIN PAN ALLEY?
(3Things) - ANSWER -Refers to : An area of New York and the body of music from this area of NYC
-Often in AABA form
-AABA form unified tin pan alley into its own genre
What was the unit of trade during the tin Pan Alley era? - ANSWER Music Sheets
During the Tin Pan Alley era what did they focus on marketing: The recording of a song, the song
itself or the musician singing the song? - ANSWER Focused on marketing the song itself.
how were marketing practices
different from today's marketing practices? - ANSWER -Marketing the song itself rather then a
version of a song. Many versions of the same song.
why was it called Tin Pan Alley? - ANSWER -Worked on old pianos that sounded like tin pans
Most Tin Pan Alley tunes had the same song form, what was this form? (Hint : Elements of music) -
ANSWER AABA Form
Questions & Answers(SCORED A+)
Rhythm - ANSWER -most Dominant musical element
- Organized in time
- patterns are produced by the Length of the sound.
(VOICE AND HORNS ARE NOT PART OF RHYTHM!!!!!!!)
Melody - ANSWER -The arrangement of INDIVIDUAl notes in time to create a musical LINE or Phrase
- The most prominent VOICE or INSTRUMENT.
Harmony - ANSWER - Combination or more than one note (pitch) at a time
-adds color to a song
- Can be instrumental or vocal
Timbre - ANSWER - Tonal quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds
- Timbre is described using descriptive adjectives:
EX: Dark, bright, rich, thin, raspy, nasal, smooth, rough
Texture - ANSWER -Thickness of sound
Describes as "light" "heavy" "thin" "thick"
Form - ANSWER - music is organized and constructed
-Can Evaluate the form by breaking it into sections
- Compare different songs by looking at the similarities and differences of their formal structure
In Rock music, which is usually the most dominant element? - ANSWER Rhythm/ Beat (regular
rhythmic pulse)
, Beat - ANSWER - Organized into (rhythmic bars) groups of 4 (or 2 or 3 of 6) beats: is called a measure
or bar.
AABA form - ANSWER - The verse and the bridge are based on different music.
- Most AABA songs occur in a 32 bar pattern that combines 4, 8 measure phrases
Simple Verse Form - ANSWER - Is when all the verses are based on the same music and there is NO
CHORUS
Simple Verse-Chorus Form - ANSWER - Is when the Verses and Choruses are based on the same
music
Contrasting Verse-Chorus Form - ANSWER - Is when the Verses and Choruses are based on
DIFFERENT MUSIC
What is TIN PAN ALLEY?
(3Things) - ANSWER -Refers to : An area of New York and the body of music from this area of NYC
-Often in AABA form
-AABA form unified tin pan alley into its own genre
What was the unit of trade during the tin Pan Alley era? - ANSWER Music Sheets
During the Tin Pan Alley era what did they focus on marketing: The recording of a song, the song
itself or the musician singing the song? - ANSWER Focused on marketing the song itself.
how were marketing practices
different from today's marketing practices? - ANSWER -Marketing the song itself rather then a
version of a song. Many versions of the same song.
why was it called Tin Pan Alley? - ANSWER -Worked on old pianos that sounded like tin pans
Most Tin Pan Alley tunes had the same song form, what was this form? (Hint : Elements of music) -
ANSWER AABA Form
