Music Quiz

What is rhythm

sounds organized in time

What is meter

Beats per bar (Duple, triple, compound) Meter = counting 1-2 1-2-3

What is a bridge

A contrasting section

what is the 12 abr blues pattern

question qiestion answer (like a conversations repeating)

What is AABA form?

Verse-Verse-Bridge-Verse (B=break)

Doo-wop progression

I - vi - IV - V chord pattern (50s love song)

what is a riff

Repeated musical pattern

What is a hook

catchy part of song (hooks you in)

What is reverb

Echo effect (tunnel)

what is distortion/fuzz

gritty/dirty guitar sound (broken speaker)

what is wah-wah guitar

Wah sound effect on guitar (sounds like wah wah)

What is call and response

back and forth singing (like a convo)

Brill building

soft, polished love songs (teen dirl drama)

motown

smooth, rhythmic, catchy (clean dancable)

Southern Soul

Emotional, powerful, gospel like (feels like church)

Psychedelic rock

werid, trippy, effect (sounds high)

blues based rock

heavy guitar = blues feel (rock/sadness)

folk rock

acoustic = meaningful lyrics (story telling guitars)

Difference between fats domino and little richard

domino = calm, clean

little Richard = wild, flashy

what do elivs presley and little richard share

Emotional vocal style (both preform big)

where did white teens hear R&B

black radio stations

Payola scandal purpose

major labels wanted control back (radio = exposure)

what helped rock go main stream

baby boom + transistor radio