History Ofmusic

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We choose to be either _____ or _____ in our style of listening

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Narrow or broad

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Musical style refers to the distinct manner or character of musical expression

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Jazz

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Late 1800's and early 1900's. instrumental music of exuberant spirit, often improvised on the spot. Started in News Orleans

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Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong

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Major cultivator of jazz

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Classical music

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1. Refers to a style of "art" music as a distinguished from folk, jazz, or popular music; 2. Refers to European music of the classical period

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De gustibus non est disputandum

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There is no disputing taste

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Disco!

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Biggest impact of the 70's

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Saw the rise of the indie group or garage bands- many bands recorded for small, independent labels instead of major labels. This led to the rise of the "punk rock" movement

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The early 70's

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This indie movement also led to "__________ Rock"

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Progressive

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Progressive rock was to catch big label attention early in its development and succumbed to commercialism.....what does this mean???

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They cad about music more than money.

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Was the third form of music to develop from the indie scene - was experimental and edgy

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New Wave

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"American Pie" glorified the day the music died - what was it?

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Plane crash, richie vallens, big bopper, buddy holly

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__________ music was the first genre to use electronic instruments for commercial, mass scale music.

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Disco

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Van mcCoy's, _________, has often been referred to as the definitive disco track.

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The Hustle

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Who first used the term 'rock n roll'

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Alan Freed

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__________ grew out of several streams of postwar music, including 'jump band' R&B blues 'shouters' such as Big Joe/Turner, gospel band vocal styles, boogie woodie piano, blues and honkey-tonk classics.

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rock n roll

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What was Bill Haley n the Comets ' 1st song to gain wide popularity -C/W band leader

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Rock Around the Clock

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New Orleans style RnB artist for a decade

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Fats Domino

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St. Louis, MO hairdresser

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Chuck Berry

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Memphis, TN truck driver

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Elvis

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Peak period of RnB lasted from ___to ___

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1954-1959

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British invasion

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The Beatles

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Prof who performed musically on recordings

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Session Musician

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Barry Gordy was with _____

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Motown Records

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What group was from So California

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The Beach Boys

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Greenwich Village - Urban Folk Movement

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Bob Dylan, Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul & Mary

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Raised on blues, RnB, and RnR

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British Groups

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Successor to RnB

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Soul Music

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C/W music now firmly entrenched in _____

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Nashville, TN

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What was the decade of singer songwriters w/more intellectual compositions

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1990's

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What was the new trend in dance music, along with electronica & Rave parties?

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Techno

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The 90's was the decade of intellectual rock, no song could be just a melody & rhythm but had to be ____ & ______

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Twisted and deranged

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Twenty year rule

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Music experiences a cyclical death and rebirth about every 20 years

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Next big thing

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Already been done

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Anomaly cycle

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Refers to the recurring( but unpredictable ) popularity of swing, ska/reggae, country, blues, and the Beatles

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Cover song cycle

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Various standards and popular songs of bygone days are rediscovered and performed and recorded as new versions, often to great acclaim

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First rap song

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Rappers delight by the sugar hill gang

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Started in Bronx New York with a Jamaican immigrant by the name of _____

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Kool DJ Herc

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Rap produced by_______ for ______

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Independent labels for white teenagers

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For RnR it was Elvis Presley, for rap it was _______

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Beastie boys

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Lyric themes of rap included

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Human relationships, gangsta lifestyles, political issues/ black history

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Gangsta rap glorifies

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Violence

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To understand rap know 2 things

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Talking in rhyme to the rhythm of a beat
Hip hop is a culture

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"Flow" refers to

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Voice and tone of a particular MC

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Freestyling

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Improvisational rap, made up on the spot