Disco Unit

Question 1

What instrument was least important in dance focused music?

Answer 1

Vocalist – just provide melody

Question 2

Which 1990s pop star had an early start with “The Mickey Mouse Club”?

Answer 2

Britney Spears

Question 3

Which voice part did most voices have in Pop/Disco?

Answer 3

Tenor (“men”) / Soprano (“women”)

Question 4

Boys 2 Men, The Backstreet Boys and N’SYNC are examples of what in pop?

Answer 4

Boy bands

Question 5

What is considered the most innovative and influential instrument?

Answer 5

Synthesizer

Question 6

What was one song MJ released in his humanitarian efforts?

Answer 6

All of the above – We are the World, Heal the World, and Man in the Mirror

Question 7

How do you change instrument sounds on a synthesizer?

Answer 7

Clicking a specific code…

Question 8

Which album received more Grammy nominations and wins than any other in it’s history?

Answer 8

Thriller

Question 9

Which orchestral instrument was used most for accents and counter melodies?

Answer 9

Strings

Question 10

“The Jackson 5” started their career for which style of music?

Answer 10

Motown

Question 11

Define counter melody.

Answer 11

Melody that compliments the main theme rhythmically and harmonically– while still differing.

Question 12

Did media embraced the culture around disco/funk/motown?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

The invention of the drum pad allowed for…

Answer 13

More access to drum sampling in night clubs.

Question 14

What was the purpose of DJs?

Answer 14

All of the above– hype crowd, transition songs, etc.

Question 15

Which sub-genre was ruled by the electric guitar?

Answer 15

Funk– Pop is the main genre

Was the percussion instrument of Funk

Question 16

Which areas adapted their enviornment for the music and culture?

Answer 16

Urban cities

Question 17

Which music theory deals with rhythmic accentuation through sharp and short hits on the off-beat?

Answer 17

Syncopation

Question 18

Who invented and started the disco craze in 1968 in Munich, Germany?

Answer 18

Giovanni Giorgio Moroder

Question 19

Which pattern gives a first inversion 7th chord?

Answer 19

3-5-7-1 – first inversion changes order (next note is bottom or first note)

Question 20

Why was Motown so successful among the public?

Answer 20

The notion that it unified Americans despite their race, gender, or age.

Question 21

What differentiated Funk/Early Motown from Soul music?

Answer 21

Complex urban-inspired rhythms

Question 22

Who started the first record label called “Motown” in Detroit, Michigan in the 60s?

Answer 22

Berry Gordy

Question 23

Who was the King of Funk?

Answer 23

James Brown

Question 24

Were James Brown’s lyrics and songs strongly influenced by racial pride?

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Name this classic disco song.

Answer 25

Stayin’ Alive

Question 26

Who is this singer?

Answer 26

Donna Summer

Question 27

What instrument is featured in this video?

Answer 27

Disk machine

Question 28

Name this pop artist.

Answer 28

Micheal Jackson

Question 29

Why did Berry Gordy start a Motown recording artist?

Answer 29

He wanted to give everyday people the chance to become a star – Signed young Black nobodies

Question 30

Which girl band from the 90s came out with this song?

Answer 30

Spice Girls