ROCK MUSIC Exam 1 study guide
Exam 1 study guide:
Introduction: Studying Rock
1. What to listen for in rock 2. Typical formal types in American popular music 3. Who’s playing what: instrumentation in rock
Study all the songs covered in this chapter and know the musical elements related to them
Chapter 1: The World Before Rock n’ Roll
People/musicians/labels/terms: Tin Pan Alley, big band jazz, doo-wop, Frank Sinatra, Ralph Peer, Jimmie Rodgers, Acuff-Rose, Louis Jordan, Chess Records, Mercury, Records, King Records, Atlantic Records, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, Big Joe Turner, Hank Williams, Les Paul, stagger lee, call & response, hokum blues.
Chapter 2: The Birth and Flourishing of Rock n’ Roll
People/artists/labels/terms: 1950‘s American teen culture, crossover songs, crossover artists, covers, payola, payola scandal, rockabilly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, Bill Haley, Alan Freed, Dick Clark, Sun Records, Sam Phillips, “the day the music died.”
Study all the songs in this chapter. Review the monikers discussed in class that some of these artists where given.
Chapter 4: The Beatles and the British Invasion
People/artists/groups/labels/terms: British societal issues and teen culture during the 1950s, British music industry differences compare with American models, skiffle, mersey beat, rave ups, Decca Records, EMI Parlophone Records, Capitol Records, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Who, The Kinks, The Animals
Study all the songs in this chapter as well as the ones discussed in class.
Questions
All of the following songs use the 12-bar blues, EXCEPT:
“Can the Circle Be Unbroken”
Quadruple compound is:
Four beats per measure with the beat divided in 3 equal parts
Which instrument rounds out harmony by playing full chords?
Rhythm guitar
A simple verse structure has:
No chorus
The most common musical form found in Tin Pan Alley songs is:
AABA form
Introduction: Studying Rock
1. What to listen for in rock 2. Typical formal types in American popular music 3. Who’s playing what: instrumentation in rock
Study all the songs covered in this chapter and know the musical elements related to them
Chapter 1: The World Before Rock n’ Roll
People/musicians/labels/terms: Tin Pan Alley, big band jazz, doo-wop, Frank Sinatra, Ralph Peer, Jimmie Rodgers, Acuff-Rose, Louis Jordan, Chess Records, Mercury, Records, King Records, Atlantic Records, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Howlin’ Wolf, Big Joe Turner, Hank Williams, Les Paul, stagger lee, call & response, hokum blues.
Chapter 2: The Birth and Flourishing of Rock n’ Roll
People/artists/labels/terms: 1950‘s American teen culture, crossover songs, crossover artists, covers, payola, payola scandal, rockabilly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, Bill Haley, Alan Freed, Dick Clark, Sun Records, Sam Phillips, “the day the music died.”
Study all the songs in this chapter. Review the monikers discussed in class that some of these artists where given.
Chapter 4: The Beatles and the British Invasion
People/artists/groups/labels/terms: British societal issues and teen culture during the 1950s, British music industry differences compare with American models, skiffle, mersey beat, rave ups, Decca Records, EMI Parlophone Records, Capitol Records, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Who, The Kinks, The Animals
Study all the songs in this chapter as well as the ones discussed in class.
Questions
All of the following songs use the 12-bar blues, EXCEPT:
“Can the Circle Be Unbroken”
Quadruple compound is:
Four beats per measure with the beat divided in 3 equal parts
Which instrument rounds out harmony by playing full chords?
Rhythm guitar
A simple verse structure has:
No chorus
The most common musical form found in Tin Pan Alley songs is:
AABA form