MUSC 2226 - unit 14

Question 1

funk

Answer 1

an R&B driven style that developed in the 1970s, primarily under the guidance of George Clinton. It is characterized mainly by dense textures (bands may include eight or more musicians) and complex, often 16-beat rhythms

Question 2

sixteen-beat rhythm

Answer 2

a style beat in which the fastest rhythmic layer moves four times the speed of the beat: 4 times per beat x 4 beats = 16-beat rhythm. First popularized in disco and funk, it has been the most widely used style beat since the early 80s

Question 3

mento

Answer 3

the Jamaican popular music of the 1950s

Question 4

rock steady

Answer 4

Ska’s evolution in the latter half of the 60s, in which musicians added a backbeat layer over the afterbeats

Question 5

toasting

Answer 5

the practice developed by Jamaican disc jockeys of delivering a steady stream of patter. Much of it was topical, even personal: they would pick out, and sometimes pick on, people in the creowd that had gathered around. _______ is a direct forerunner of rap: both initially featured topical, humorous commentary over pre-existing music

Question 6

punk

Answer 6

a rock style that emerged in the late 1970s characterized musically by relatively simple instrumentation, rhythms, and production. The Ramones and the Sex Pistols were among the best known _____ bands.

Question 7

new wave

Answer 7

The “back to basics” movement within rock beginning in the late 1970s, featuring simplified instrumentation and basic chards and melodies. And early _____ band was the Talking Heads