What are the elements/components of music?
Rhythm, melody, harmony, texture
Music ______ in elapsed time
lives
Pulse and ______ are synonymous
the beat
People like to have the beat organized in regularly occurring groups. What is the term that describes organizing the beat (pulse) into groups?
Meter
In order for there to be sound, something needs to
Vibrate
Something that vibrates at a recurring or stable frequency can be referred to as a
Pitch
Frequency is measured in
Cycles per second
What is an example of frequency that is measured in cycles per second?
A440
Two or more different pitches sounding at the same time produce
Harmony
The distance between two different pitches is called the
Interval
Harmony can illicit different ________ ________ in the listener
Emotional responses
Harmony can be divided into two broad categories
Consonant and dissonant
We seemed to agree that Major harmony sounds
Happy
A harmony made of 3 different tones is called a
Triad- a basic harmonic structure
We decided that a good color to go along with Minor harmony is
Blue
Using both consonant and dissonant harmonies helps ______ music through time
Propel
Added tone harmonies/chords like 7th chords add additional tension and keeps our attention through time because they
Make our ears want to hear the next cord
The _____ produced by music tends to make the listener want to _____ with the music in some way- hand clapping, toe tapping, dancing, and so on.
Feel; interact
Feel is an aspect of music that "____"- musicians make it happen, audience experience it, but "____
cannot be notated or written down"
"you can't draw a picture of it
Many people consider this city as the birthplace of America Popular Music.
New Orleans
There is an area in New Orleans that is called
Congo Square
What is the story of Congo Square in New Orleans ?
It was the only place where slaves were allowed to gather every Sunday to trade, sing, dance, and play music. this led to the birth of jazz
A concert bandleader could well be considered one of the first "pop stars" in the United States. What was he known as and what was his name?
The March King
John Philip Sousa
The drum set was invented by
Dee Dee Chandler
Scott Joplin was known as
The King of Ragtime
According to vocalist and educator Bobby McFerrin, the pentatonic scale seems to be
Imbedded in all people
_____ are a common percussive instrument of most cultures
Frame drums
_____ string instruments are a common instrument of most cultures
Guitar-like
12 bar blues
I, I, I, I, IV, IV, I, I, V, IV, I, I
Thomas Edison is credited with the invention of the phonograph in
1877
The first commercial radio station began broadcasting on
November 2, 1920
Jimmie Rogers 1897-1933 has been called
The Father of Country Music
The Singing Brakeman
Bessie Smith was known as
The Empress of the Blues
Advances in technology allows musicians to
Make music in new ways
The singing styles that relies entirely on the use of the microphone is called
Crooning
Jimmie Rogers incorporated a vocal technique with origins in Europe, especially in the Swiss Alps. What is the name of that technique?
Yodel/yodeling
The technique of yodeling is achieved by quickly shifting between large intervals alternating between the
Chest voice and the head voice/falsetto
Music can be useful in treating various health issues including
Dementia and neuromuscular disease
What was going on in the area of Manhattan called "Tin Pan Alley?
The name attributed to a newspaper writer named Monroe Rosenfield. In NYC, he coined the term to articulate mixture of dozens of pianos being pounded at once. It sounded like hundreds of people pounding on tin pans
The dance Band/Swing Band Era corresponded with
The Great Depression
____ was, for the most of our history, a very important element of life in the US
Social Dance
The rhythm section of a swing band (piano, guitar, bass, drums) spent most of the time
Sticking to the pulse/beat
Which two geographical regions are said to be significant contributors to the development of what would become American Pop Music and what elements did each contribute?
Africa- including but not limited to highly advanced drumming practices and rote teaching
Europe- including but not limited to a notation system and band/ orchestral instruments
Iriving Berlin wrote over 1,000 songs and many artists to this day perform and record his music. He is known for writing the best selling singles song of all time-that song is
White Christmas
A famous crooner of the Dance/Swing Era was Bing Crosby. He was the first person to perform and record the song
White Christmas
Bing Crosby was a superstar in his time. He helped advance the development of music and media technology by investing his own money. He is credited with financing the development of both
Magnetic tape and Video Tape
The Swing Era __ Christmas music- many classic Christmas songs are written in the style of this period
Owns
John Philip Sousa
The Liberty Bell
Tommy Dorsey
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
Bessie Smith
Backwater Blues
Duke Ellington
Take the A Train
Robert Johnson
Crossroads
Ella Fitzgerald
The First Lady of Song