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What are the instruments of the rhythm section and what roles do they play?

Drums keep time and groove; bass locks in with the drums and supports harmony; rhythm guitar/keys play chords and fill texture; percussion adds color. Together they create the beat and foundation of the song.

Folk rock is the combination of which two genres?

Folk + Rock and Roll.

What made Motown so successful?

Berry Gordy used an assembly-line system (inspired by Ford). Top talent like Smokey Robinson, The Funk Brothers, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder created polished, crossover hits, blending artistry and business discipline.

What studio did Otis Redding work for, and why was it important?

Stax Records was important because it was racially integrated, allowing Black and white musicians to collaborate and create a unique sound.

How did the Civil Rights Act affect Memphis, and how did the music scene contrast this?

Memphis remained tense and segregated even after the Act, but Stax’s integrated music scene modeled racial cooperation and produced interracial soul music.

How were the Beatles influenced by Little Richard?

The Beatles copied Little Richard's wild energy, fast tempos, and vocal screams, adopting his falsetto and stage dynamism.

What were the 3 main British Invasion genres and what characterizes them?

Beat music (catchy vocals, strong backbeat), blues rock (heavy riffs, blues progressions), pop rock (clean, melodic, polished).

What were the political focuses of the Folk Revival, and why was folk music effective for them?

Civil rights, peace/anti-war, and worker’s rights; folk music was effective due to its simplicity and community sing-along quality.

How did psychedelic rock push the boundaries of rock and roll?

It embraced jazz, Indian music, long solos, distortion, and surreal lyrics, exploring altered consciousness.

What were components of 1960s American counterculture?

Anti-war activism, civil rights support, psychedelic drugs, communal living, rejection of traditional norms, folk and psychedelic rock music.

Why was Bob Dylan’s electric performance at Newport in 1965 so divisive?

Folk purists felt he betrayed acoustic tradition and political purity by using an electric band, highlighting tension in the genre's evolution.

How did Berry Gordy’s early life influence his business approach?

His experience on the Ford assembly line taught him efficiency and quality control, which he applied to build Motown's structured hit-making machine.

Section that moves the story forward; same music, different lyrics.

Verse.

Section that contrasts the rest of the song; usually in the middle.

Bridge.

Section with the main musical/lyrical theme; same lyrics every time.

Chorus.

Instrumental section between verses.

Interlude.

Outro technique where volume slowly fades.

Fade-out.

Main tune of a song.

Melody.

Speed of the beat (bpm).

Tempo.

When two or more pitches sound together (two answers).

Chord / Harmony.

Short repeating musical idea (jazz/rock).

Riff.

Character of a sound; how we distinguish instruments (two answers).

Tone color / Timbre.

How high or low a tone is.

Pitch.

Slide up or down smoothly between notes.

Glissando.

Loudness or softness of music.

Dynamics.