American Roots Music Final

Front 1

Which major pop star was a significant influence on many hip hop artists?

Back 1

Michael Jackson

Front 2

_____is the name of the culture of which______ is a part of.

Back 2

Hip Hop, Rap

Front 3

What are the four main elements of hip hop culture?

Back 3

emceeing, break dancing, graffiti, djing

Front 4

______ is a vocal style of rhythmic speaking in rhyme

Back 4

Rap

Front 5

______is a technique used when playing a record but changing the direction of rotation rapidly to create a rhythmic pulse.

Back 5

Scratching

Front 6

______is taking samples and repeating them or combining them in different ways.

Back 6

Looping

Front 7

Which musical genre was a main proponent in the eventual decline of disco popularity?

Back 7

Hip Hop

Front 8

______invented the cue monitor which enabled him to hear one record through the headphones while the other was playing for the audience.

Back 8

Grandmaster Flash

Front 9

______is credited for rap's crossing over into a larger mainstream audience due to their collaboration with aerosmith.

Back 9

Run DMC

Front 10

What is the harp like instrument that a a griot would play?

Back 10

Kora

Front 11

______influenced hip-hops shift away from party themes and focuses on social commentary.

Back 11

Grandmaster Flash

Front 12

_____were able to recite lengthy poems/songs that recalld geneologies of the court, important histortical events, and were meant to glorify the king.

Back 12

Griots

Front 13

______is taking element from the works of the ancestors and incorporating them into new music creations.

Back 13

syndesis

Front 14

The carter family and Jimmie Rodgers got famous by perfoming on the _____

Back 14

Radio

Front 15

_______ is one of the longest running broadcast programs in country music history.

Back 15

Grand Ole Opry

Front 16

The Carter Family traveled with which blues guitarist?

Back 16

Lesley Riddle

Front 17

Jimmie Rodgers incorporated _______into his music that was unique to his personal style

Back 17

Yodleing

Front 18

________is famous for the "carter scratch" even though she learned the technique from someone else.

Back 18

Maybelle Carter

Front 19

The country________were the name of cheap taverns and dance halls in the south.

Back 19

Honky Tonks

Front 20

Country music singer________ was famous for signing about the infidelities of women.

Back 20

Hank Williams

Front 21

Rap split into what geographically spaced styles?

Back 21

East Coast, West Coast

Front 22

Tupac was associated with which geographic style?

Back 22

West Coast

Front 23

Notorious B.I.G was assoiciated with which geographic style of rap?

Back 23

East Coast

Front 24

_______is a female rapper that emphasized the importance of respect community and developing strength of character.

Back 24

Queen Latifa

Front 25

The four part harmonies from _______ had a great influence on harmony in country music

Back 25

Sacred Harp

Front 26

The poor white folk in the country music era were called?

Back 26

Hillbillies

Front 27

The foundation for the development of country music comes from a combination of thes three sources.

Back 27

Ballad and lullabies, instrumental music, religious music

Front 28

Oral tradition from these two countries influenced the devlopment of hip-hop.

Back 28

Africa, Jamaca

Front 29

DJ toasting was developed by______.

Back 29

Count Machiku

Front 30

DJ toasting manifested in American culture with the assistance of_____.

Back 30

Kool Herc

Front 31

Count Machuki developed vocal ticks called_____ that gave impetus to the creation of beat-boxing.

Back 31

Peps

Front 32

______ develoved the idea of break session

Back 32

Kool Herc

Front 33

Two Harvard undergraduate students founded which famous hip-hop magazine?

Back 33

The Source

Front 34

________emphasizes simple beats, usually a sampled bass line, and a straight forward party rhymes.

Back 34

Old School Rap

Front 35

________is an instrumental section found in early hip hop that was long enough to feature dancers.

Back 35

Break Secion

Front 36

_______moved rap from a singles-oriented genre to an album oriented genre.

Back 36

Run DMC

Front 37

The beginings of this music had political lyrics, addressed issues of racism, and rhymed about life in ghettos, drug use,street violence, and gang life.

Back 37

Gangsta Rap

Front 38

Which rap group of the 80s rewrote the rules of hip-hop and were extremely controversial and incorporated soundscapes from everyday life.

Back 38

Public Enemy

Front 39

_____ is a group known for celebrating violence and the hedonism of criminal life.

Back 39

NWA

Front 40

_______is considered the "queen of country music"

Back 40

Kitty Wells

Front 41

______constitue as the earliest country music genre and was also called "hillbilly" music.

Back 41

Old Time Music

Front 42

_______became the type of guitar that was the sonic image associated with country music.

Back 42

Steel Guitar

Front 43

Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys are credited with developing what type of music?

Back 43

Bluegrass

Front 44

In the 50s-70s, ______ became acknowledged as the center of country music .

Back 44

Nashville

Front 45

______is a genre that is the hybridity of country and punk

Back 45

Cowpunk