Musical Genres

Question 0

Jazz

comes from New Orleans

Answer 0

CLASSICAL version of Blues

African influence on INDIGENOUS

LOUIS ARMSTRONG, Benny Goodman, DJANGO Reinhardt

Question 1

Rock

Answer 1

Large variety of musical styles ( fusion of Blues and Country) —use of Snare Drum

Hard Rock & Heavy Metal

BEATLES, Rolling Stone, RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS, Elvis Presley

Question 2

Western Classical

Answer 2

come from Europe

one of OLDEST (played on Piano, Violin, or SUNG)

BEETHOVEN, Mozart, JOHANN Sebastian BACH

Question 3

Blues

Answer 3

African Americans’ work songs

SIMPLE, Plain. (Unplugged with Acoustic Instruments)

R&B — RHYTHM and BLUES

T-Bone Walker, MUDDY WATERS

Question 4

Country

Answer 4

Folk songs of Southern USA

STRING Instruments (simple 3 CHORD Arrangement)

JIMMIE RODGERS, Elvis Presley, RAY CHARLES

Question 5

Reggae

Answer 5

Jamaican music style (uses drums)

INSTRUMENTATION-Based Genre

BOB MARLEY, Jimmy Cliff

Question 6

Hip Hop

Answer 6

centered in BRONX (synonymous with Rapping )

The ROOTS, Black Eyed Peas

EMINEM, Kanye, 50 cent

Question 7

Electronic

Answer 7

One of MODERN ( electronic instruments )

House or Disco Music

BRIAN ENO, Wendy Carlos